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Lovely Now

Scott Simpson

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Lyrics

I worked as hard as anyone could do I worked for them, I even worked for you, Am I lovely now, tell me, am I lovely now? I felt as useful as any tool, Just fold me up next to the carpenter’s rule Am I lovely now, tell me, am I lovely now? Whose field is this? Whose sunshine and whose rain? Whose plot is this? Whose plow and whose pain? Oh, would you cut me now? Is that the marketable plan? Even the mower Sometimes lets the lily stand. Birds conspire with the summer clouds No bottom line, no cheering crowds... Am I lovely now, tell me, am I lovely now? (whistling) Am I lovely now, tell me, am I lovely now? Whose field is this? Whose sunshine and whose rain? Whose plot is this? Whose plow and whose pain? Oh, would you cut me now? Is that the marketable plan? Even the mower Sometimes lets the lily stand. Some need to bloom, others need to sing But the sweetest work is in the Being In the Being, in the Being, Being Now... Whose field is this? Whose sunshine and whose rain? Whose plot is this? Whose plow and whose pain? Oh, would you cut me now? Is that the marketable plan? ‘Cause even the mower Sometimes lets the lily stand.

Source: ScottSimpsonAllLyrics (2).pdf · pp. 151–152; ScottSimpsonAllLyrics (2).pdf · pp. 197–198

Other supplied versions

Simpson_lyric_sheets
I worked as hard as anyone could do I worked for them, I even worked for you, Am I lovely now, tell me, am I lovely now? I felt as useful as any tool, Just fold me up next to the carpenter’s rule Am I lovely now, tell me, am I lovely now? Whose field is this? Whose sunshine and whose rain? Whose plot is this? Whose plow and whose pain? Oh, would you cut me now? Is that the marketable plan? Even the mower Sometimes lets the lilly stand. Birds conspire with the summer clouds No bottom line, no cheering crowds... Am I lovely now, tell me, am I lovely now? (whistling) Am I lovely now, tell me, am I lovely now? Whose field is this? Whose sunshine and whose rain? Whose plot is this? Whose plow and whose pain? Oh, would you cut me now? Is that the marketable plan? Even the mower Sometimes lets the lilly stand. Some need to bloom, others need to sing But the sweetest work is in the Being In the Being, in the Being, Being Now... Whose field is this? Whose sunshine and whose rain? Whose plot is this? Whose plow and whose pain? Oh, would you cut me now? Is that the marketable plan? ‘Cause even the mower Sometimes lets the lilly stand.

Source: Simpson_lyric_sheets.pdf · pp. 6

Albums & listening

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Recording details (3)
Being Human (The Songs) · Lovely NowListen on Apple Music
The Long View · Lovely NowListen on Apple Music
Live in the Black Hills · Lovely Now (Live)Listen on Apple Music

Song story & origins

From the Being Human journal

Lovely Now was inspired by the combination of two poems: Camas Lilies by Lynn Ungar, and Tuft of Flowers by Robert Frost. Both are worth your further reading. Lovely Now, though, is mostly about a question: Have I done enough… enough to earn your appreciation? I usually feel that way when I’ve lost my internal sense of who I am… where my true value lies.

Source: Being Human: The Songs — Album & Journal (2020) · p. 33

Being Human · The Songs

Reflection & journaling

Theme: Self Value

Choose a question or word or line(s) from the lyrics to guide your meditation or journaling as you listen.

  1. Where do my deepest insecurities come from?
  2. Are they from experience?
  3. Failure?
  4. Worry?
  5. Who are the people who remind me of my value?
  6. How can I be reminded without developing a craving TO BE reminded of my loveliness?
  7. How do I strike a balance between the warmth of the “applause” and simply knowing I’m good?

Source: Being Human: The Songs — Album & Journal (2020) · p. 33

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