Lyrics by Josh Nelson
Do you hear, or do you listen?
Do you look, or do you see?
Can you feel a separation?
Because of you? Because of me?
There are truths in one another
There are troubles we have seen
There is hope in understanding
There is life in the space between.
Chorus
Ayzehu chacham?
Halomeid, halomeid mikol adam.
(Who is wise? Those who learn from all people.)
Are we caught up in beginnings?
Speaking first and hearing last?
With all the lessons we are learning
There's more to life than this broken past
Chorus
Bridge:
Can you make your circle wider?
Can you hear what's there inside her?
Can you hear what's there beyond your door?
Words that help you start to hear her
Words that make the message clearer
Words of blessing that we all are here for
Chorus
Ayzehu Chacham
“Ayzehu Chacham” based on Pirkei Avot 4:1 by Josh Nelson [from Lift, Craig N’ Company, 2009]