The Bipolar World

© Rolf Hendriks April 23 2019

I scoured the Earth from the sea to the sky
I looked at the world of all things alive
But all through the world never once did I find
a creature alive that can laugh but not cry.
There’s not a creature alive that can laugh but not cry!

Like a magnet with one pole 
you just can’t make it work
this thing cannot exist 
in the whole Universe.
It’s a bipolar world 
that we’re living in
it’s a bipolar world 
again and again

I looked at the fish and the crab and the snake
the birds in the sky and the ducks on the lake
I looked at all life and found no single case
of a creature alive that can love but not hate.
There’s not a creature alive that can love but not hate!

Like a stick with one end 
you just can’t make it work
this thing cannot exist 
in the whole Universe.
It’s a bipolar world 
that we’re living in
It’s a bipolar world 
again and again.

I looked at my life, all the things I have done,
all the victories I’ve had, all the wins I have won.
I looked at them once, and I looked at them twice,
and never found one that didn’t come at a price.
There’s no victory to win that doesn’t come at a price!

I looked at my life, all the losses I’ve felt,
all the suffering I’ve suffered, all the pain I’ve been dealt.
I looked at my losses, and they’ve all made me wise,
every one of them also a blessing disguised.
Every setback you suffer is a blessing disguised!

There’s no up without down,
there’s no North without South,
there’s no loss without gain,
there’s no joy without pain.
Like a coin with one side
you just can’t make it work
these things cannot exist
in the whole Universe.
It’s a bipolar world 
that we’re living in
it’s a bipolar world 
again and again.

There’s no life without death,
there’s no Yin without Yang,
there’s no love without hate,
it’s all part of The Plan.
Try as you might
you just can’t make it work
these things cannot exist
in the whole Universe.
It’s a bipolar world
that we’re living in
it’s a bipolar world
again and again.