Deferred Life Otlozhennaya Zhizn

[Intro]

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[Verse 1]
Alarm clock. Coffee. Traffic. Office. Plan.
The quarterly report. The deadline's near.
The days just flicker like a slideshow scan,
I'm waiting for "the future" to be here.
"I'll save up for a house... a family... a career..."
But life is passing by, like silent, grey-ish rain.
I'm building castles from the words "if only, dear...",
But in the now – just emptiness and pain.

[Pre-Chorus]
It seems it’s all on track, like people say,
A good career, the latest phone to get.
But tell me why in this unending day
There is so little joy and sun I've met?
The mirror tells me I am growing old,
That shiny things are just a magnet for the blind...

[Chorus]
A life deferred – just chasing a mirage,
That's always fading in the desert heat.
I'm waiting for a world that's new and large,
But happiness is in a simple treat,
In a friend's smile, the rustling of a leaf...
But I just run, unseeing, in my grief.

[Verse 2]
The credit's crushing. And the daily news –
A turning kaleidoscope of vanity.
My neighbor got a newer car to use.
I'm in the race, I'm planning to be free,
To be more cool, successful, and in style.
And in the evenings, scrolling through the feed,
I see fake lives that glitter for a while,
And swallow bitterness of my own need,
Still dreaming that "the future" will be bright.

[Pre-Chorus]
And yes, it’s all on track, like people say,
Successful looks, the parties I must go.
But this mad race, this carousel of days,
Is burning out my soul, and this I know!
A scream inside: "Enough! I cannot wait!
When will my life begin, for heaven's sake?!"

[Chorus]
A life deferred – just chasing a mirage,
That's always fading in the desert heat.
I'm waiting for a world that's new and large,
But happiness is in a simple treat,
In a friend's smile, the rustling of a leaf...
But I just run, unseeing, in my grief.

[Bridge]
And then it snapped – as if a string just broke!
Or someone pulled the brakes on my train of fate.
I looked around... My God, a silent stroke!
The sun is shining! And I don't need to be late!
A flash of thought... a sudden, bright design...
I am the Creator! This path and light are mine!
My happiness is not "then", it's in me!
Today! Right here! No other joy can be!

[Chorus - VIBRANT AND JOYFUL!]
Farewell, mirage! I'm running now no more!
I hold my very LIFE in my own hands!
I see the joy in dewdrops at my door,
In a simple "Hi!", in smiles from many lands,
In friendly faces, in a sunbeam's art!
I'm here and now! I'm happy! With all my heart!

[Outro]
Life is a chance! Don't brake! Just love and live!
Don't put it off! ... It's here, for you to see!
.....Yes, right here... and right now!!! Oh, yeeees!!!.....