SteemitCentral Lyrics Challenge Day 4

46 & 2 by Tool

![Aenima by Tool](https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/939431644136670567/4FBA5387269418FA1568CE15397C351B0BB8FCF4/) My shadow's Shedding skin and I've been picking Scabs again. I'm down Digging through My old muscles Looking for a clue. I've been crawling on my belly Clearing out what could've been. I've been wallowing in my own confused And insecure delusions For a piece to cross me over Or a word to guide me in. I wanna feel the changes coming down. I wanna know what I've been hiding in My shadow. Change is coming through my shadow. My shadow's shedding skin I've been picking My scabs again. I've been crawling on my belly Clearing out what could've been. I've been wallowing in my own chaotic And insecure delusions. I wanna feel the change consume me, Feel the outside turning in. I wanna feel the metamorphosis and Cleansing I've endured within My shadow Change is coming. Now is my time. Listen to my muscle memory. Contemplate what I've been clinging to. Forty-six and two ahead of me. I choose to live and to Grow, take and give and to Move, learn and love and to Cry, kill and die and to Be paranoid and to Lie, hate and fear and to Do what it takes to move through. I choose to live and to Lie, kill and give and to Die, learn and love and to Do what it takes to step through. See my shadow changing, Stretching up and over me. Soften this old armor. Hoping I can clear the way By stepping through my shadow, Coming out the other side. Step into the shadow. Forty six and two are just ahead of me. Lyrics from Google Search

Reflections

While the authors of this song intended to point towards the genetic evolution of human species from 46 chromosomes to 48 chromosomes, I have a different perspective of this song of my own. According to me, this is a reflection of how we all hide from our true natures and our inner desires and feelings. Doing this not only confuses us, but it also torments us and we lose our way and identity in the process. That is what we must make an effort to reach out to and connect with: Our inner senses and our intuition. We must accept them for what they are as they change throughout our lives, and we must change accordingly if we wish to transcend ourselves as we are now. And that is a journey in and of itself, worthy of claimed as evolving. On a side note, it is also known as Apotheosis in many cultures You can take part in the @steemitcentral lyrics challenge by following the instructions on this [link](https://steemit.com/challenge/@steemitcentral/steemitcentral-lyrics-challenge-announcement) and using the hashtag #sclyrics.