Song – Anicca

By Jamyang Puntsog on February 23, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Nothing holds. Bodhi-Bowl’s “Anicca” meets this truth not with resistance, but with a bittersweet, melodic shrug.

The title draws from the Pali word for impermanence—the fundamental insight that all things, cherished or endured, eventually pass. Yet this melancholy indie pop track refuses despair. Over a clean, aching guitar and pulsing synth, it watches seasons change, plans dissolve, and futures shift, then gently chooses presence over clinging.

The chorus doesn’t fight the current: What can we do, except to follow? And in that surrender, something shifts. The bridge plants feet firmly in the now—I got this breath, I got this beat—transforming loss into quiet gratitude for what remains, if only for today.

“Anicca” is not a song about letting go because we’re ready. It’s about letting go because that’s how it goes. And somehow, in that acceptance, peace flickers through.

Lyrics

(Verse 1)

Spring blooms autumn gold

Seasons come and go

It didn’t ask if I miss the flowers

Or if I’d trade this grey for yellow, no

(Pre-Chorus)

All that I can do

Is find the light in the blue

Be happy that there is a today

Watchin’ it all slip away, hey

(Chorus)

Anicca, that’s how it goes

Waves on the shore, a door that just closes

What can we do, except to follow?

Anicca, even when it’s hollow

Try my best to hold onto peace

Won’t let the changes bury me

Anicca, yeah, Anni-cha

(Verse 2)

Plans we made in June

Faded with the moon

The future’s just a guess, a changing tune

So I’m plantin’ my feet here in this room

(Pre-Chorus)

All that I can do

Is find the light in the blue

Be happy that there is a today

Watchin’ it all slip away, hey

(Chorus)

Anicca that’s how it goes

Waves on the shore, a door that just closes

What can we do, except to follow?

Anicca, even when it’s hollow

Try my best to hold onto peace

Won’t let the changes bury me

Anicca yeah, Anni-cha

(Bridge)

(Hey, hey, hey)

Let the leaves fall where they may

(Hey, hey, hey)

Yesterday’s already gone away

I got this breath, I got this beat

This moment at my feet

So I just breathe in, and I repeat…

(Chorus)

Anicca, that’s how it goes

Waves on the shore, a door that just closes

What can we do, except to follow?

Anicca, even when it’s hollow

Try my best to hold onto peace

Won’t let the changes bury me

Anicca, yeah, Anni-cha

(Outro)

(Anicca, Anicca)

Ooh, that’s how it goes

(Ooh, that’s how it goes)

Anicca, Anicca

Just a river as it flows…

Anicca… let it go…

let it go…

You can find my music on most streaming platforms under the artist name Bodhi-Bowl. My goal is to offer music that makes Buddhist insights feel relevant and gentle for today’s world. You’re also welcome to download the MP3 directly here.

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