Delta Goodrem - Play Lyrics

(The physical universe is basically playful
There is no necessity for it what so ever
It isn't going anywhere
That is to say, it doesn't
Have some destination that it ought to arrive at
But it is best understood by the analogy with music
Because music as an art form is essentially playful
We say, "you play the piano", you don't work the piano
Why?)

Awake at 3am
I'm missing home again
Is this the life that I had planned?
Doesn't matter what I've done
Or how many things I've won
'Cause in the end I'd feel the same

When the lights go down
And they call last round
Hope I lived, hope I loved
As much as I, I could of
Without rushing to the end
Stayed true to who I am
I hope that I played

Hope that I played my favorite song
While dancing all night long
And laughed until I cried with my friends
'Cause when this story ends
It's easy to forget just how to play
So I'm just going to play

I'll play my symphony
Won't judge the melody
As long as it strikes a chord for me
See My mum and dad, they told me
Regret will kill you slowly
Don't let it catch you in the end

When the lights go down
And they call last round
Hope I lived, hope I loved
As much as I, I could of
Without rushing to the end
Stayed true to who I am
I hope that I play

I hope that I played my favorite song
While dancing all night long
And laughed until I cried with my friends
'Cause when this story ends
It's easy to forget just how to play
So I'm just going to play
Play, ooh

When the lights go down
And they call last round

(In music though
One doesn't make the end of a composition
The point of the composition
If that was so, the best conductors would be those who played fastest
And there would be composers who only wrote finales
People would go to a concert just to hear only one crashing cord, 'cause that's the end
Same way in dancing, you don't aim at a particular spot in the room
That's where you should arrive
The whole point of the dancing is the dance)

I hope that I play, play, play
(But we missed the point the whole way along
It was a musical thing and you were supposed to sing or dance
While the music was being played)
Just go and play