Karma (Tania’s version)

My cutting wit, I cling to it

I like to seek revenge, but now I admit

I’m tarnishing my crown

I’m talking smack, on the attack

I seem to be traveling the wrong track

It’s me that I drag down

So I keep my mind and my deeds clean

Compassion, try not to be mean

‘Cause karmic seeds will ripen

Karma’s not a god

Karma is the causes, conditions resultant

Actions that arise from thought

Till we liberate, every being is caught

Mindstream carries karma from the past

If you do good deeds in this lifetime

Will you be reborn as Tay Swift’s cat?

Karma’s more complex than that

I see you, suffering

A distant star from when you were king

Your public sees a clown

I could join, point and laugh

Turn the spotlight on your every gaffe

We drag each other down

So I keep my mind and my deeds clean

Compassion, try not to be mean

‘Cause karmic seeds will ripen

Karma’s not a god

Karma is the causes, conditions resultant

Actions that arise from thought

Till we liberate, every being is caught

Mindstream carries karma from the past

If you do good deeds in this lifetime

Will you be reborn as Tay Swift’s cat?

Karma’s more complex than that

Back then I endured conceited men

I’m more self-assured than I was then

Can I shift the tide now with benevolence

‘Cause karma’s motivation

Opening my heart

Recognizing my role in causation

Knowing I can shift my part

Practice kindness, day by day

Keep my mind clear, Buddha shows the way

Walking right path, inflicting no harm

Conquer disturbed states of mind

Precious benefits I find

‘Cause karmic seeds will ripen

Karma’s not a god

Karma is the causes, conditions resultant

Actions that arise from thought

Till we liberate, every being is caught

Mindstream carries karma from the past

If you do good deeds in this lifetime

Will you be reborn as Tay Swift’s cat?

Karma’s more complex than that

Karmic seeds will ripen

Karma’s not a god

Karma is effect and cause