Words & Music by Shimshai, originally released on 'Toward the One,' 2003

Stranded I am looking but seeking shall not find
For the farther that I wander only separates my mind
Wishing I could see you, knowing that you're here
All that I create is isolation of my fear
When I see your reflection in the reflection of the sky
Then I wonder why I ever wondered why
So far from perfection, or so far it appears
Still I notice that you always lead me here

Where we'll go, when the essence of the travel isn't
What we see, and the threads of time unravel into
All we know, and although it isn't much still we can
Learn to live to love to let it grow

3 if I am lonely, 2 if I divide
Only 1 to keep the peace of one and only deep inside
Calling brings no answer, me sadness finds no tear
An offering of silence is the only sound I hear
Reaching out to greet you with an empty touch of grace
More fulfilled than ever I stand hollowed in this place
Where nothing can defeat you, nothing can deny
Still I wonder why I'd ever wondered why

All we are, rises in the setting of the
Light we see, in a flight on the horizon of the
Time we tell, & it all adds up to nothing still we
Wander thru this world and wonder
Where we'll go, when the essence of the travel isn't
What we see, and the threads of time unravel into
All we Know, and although it isn't much still we can
Learn to live to love to let it grow

Nothing can defeat you, nothing can deny
Nothing can defeat you, still I wonder why I'd ever wondered why

Why Wonder was originally on the first Toward the One release in 2003. I removed it on the 2013 re-release version as I was just never happy with how it came out. The song came out of a moment of personal inquiry when things just didn't seem to be going right. But in the end, both in life and the song, I always return to the reminder of whats true and if nothing else, the comfort in surrendering to a greater power. It can actually be a bit relieving to admit sometimes we have no idea whats going on!