Words and Music by Randall Effner

Vocals: Randall and Sara Effner

Guitar: Randall Effner

Violin: Susanna Halden







"The Bright Road" recounts an allegorical spiritual journey and shows how mankind, while lost in delusion, will invariably go astray without proper guidance from higher principles. In this world, there are many ordinary roads, but only a Bright Road can take us where we truly want to go: back to that place of purity which is our true selves and our true home.



Lyrics:



Climbing up Mt. History through the clouds and rain

Seems like ages that I've had to roam

Push ahead then trip and fall then get back up again

Looking for the way that leads back home

Looking for the Bright Road

Bright Road



Two roads diverged deep in the woods and I heard the poet say

Which one you choose makes all the difference

But when a flower greets the sun it can only bloom one way

And it's not a matter of coincidence

Bright Road

Bright Road



One road promised me delights

The other misery

But neither of those roads were bright

So they led to the same destiny



Trying to find a shortcut home, I crossed a living stream

But I slipped and fell while stepping on a stone

My wish to rise above it all seemed like a hollow dream

The icy water soaked me to the bone

Bright Road

Bright Road



The current took me down and down, it didn't help to swim

I felt anger, pride and jealousy and greed

The worldly pleasures I indulged on every passing whim

And I strove against my brothers to succeed

Looking for the Bright Road

Bright Road



The more I struggled to get free

The tighter were my chains

The way home kept eluding me

The more I sought to gain



The sun had gone down in the West, I sat down and cried

I realized I'd never be released

From the mess I'd made by doing things without a proper guide

Then a golden beam of light came from the East

Showing me the Bright Road

Bright Road



The Road to Life stretched out for miles, I wiped away the tears

It was smooth and straight but narrow as a thread

It was always right before my eyes, all those painful years

I couldn't see it for the notions in my head

Bright Road

Bright Road



Every road I thought was bright

Had a dark side too

Everything I thought was right

Turned out was just half true



Once you find the way back home no matter what transpires

Keep walking on that road and do not stray

Be truthful, kind and tolerant, restrain selfish desires

And choose a noble role in this great play

Bright Road

Bright Road



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