Hi Scott, You caught exactly what I did from the lyric. I read it once and then I thought Nah-- so I read it again and I didn't know whether to make the music happy or sad. Then it dawned on me, that is exactly what life is. Bill got it right! Happy, sad, mysterious, weird,and totally unpredictable. so--- the music is supposed to take you through a few of those emotions. I think it would be a great song for a movie track done by a really expressive singer with a full orchestra and perhaps some tempo and style changes to fit the story fo the movie. I have to also agree that the melody and chord progression is up and down weird. Anyways-- it was a fun challenge and I loved doing it. Bill may change a few words to make it one way or another, but I kind of like it the way it is. Different! Hope someone else enjoys it as much as I enjoyed singing it. Idamarie