[00:03.49]I Want to Know
[00:05.69]It doesn't interest me what you do for a living.
[00:10.30]I want to know what you ache for,
[00:12.91]and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.
[00:16.71]It doesn't interest me how old you are.
[00:20.07]I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love,
[00:24.86]for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.
[00:28.84]It doesn't interest me
[00:31.02]what planets are squaring your moon.
[00:33.63]I want to know
[00:35.31]if you have touched the center of your own sorrow,
[00:38.42]if you have been opened by life's betrayals
[00:41.22]or have become shriveled
[00:43.09]and closed from fear of further pain!
[00:45.76]I want to know if you can sit with pain,
[00:49.37]mine or your own,
[00:50.99]without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.
[00:55.13]I want to know if you can be with joy,
[00:58.82]mine or your own,
[01:00.99]if you can dance with wildness
[01:02.98]and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes.
[01:08.54]It doesn't interest me
[01:10.84]if the story you're telling me is true.
[01:13.08]I want to know if you can disappoint another
[01:16.88]to be true to yourself;
[01:18.37]if you can bear the accusation of betrayal
[01:21.61]and not betray your own soul.
[01:23.97]I want to know if you can be faithful
[01:27.46]and therefore be trustworthy.
[01:30.07]It doesn't interest me who you are,
[01:32.87]how you came to be here.
[01:35.05]I want to know if you will stand
[01:38.04]in the center of the fire with me
[01:39.72]and not shrink back.
[01:41.40]It doesn't interest me
[01:43.57]where or what or with whom you have studied.
[01:46.93]I want to know what sustains you from the inside
[01:50.98]when all else falls away.
[01:53.03]I want to know if you can be alone with yourself,
[01:57.20]and if you truly like the company you keep
[02:00.62]in the empty moments.