Enjoy this song, excerpted from “Generation Seven – The Legend (2024)” by the Tomchei Temimim Choir, about taming one’s desires, based on Hayom Yom 25 Adar II.

The full show is available for download at https://yttl.org/dvd

Lyrics:

It looks so good
I know I could
In all likelihood
I know I would

(I mean)
Why should I not
I like it a lot
If it’s not forbidden
Then I’ll give it a shot

Cookies, ice cream cake
A marinated stake
Hustling, guzzling every moment I am awake

It’s just how my life is
I give in to my taivos
See it, gotta eat it
Tell me, why should I not try this?

Listen my friend
You gotta transcend
A chossid knows his gashmius
Is means to an end

Here’s how to grow
You just say “No!”
Face that taivo with some gaivo
Get it to go!

Chorus:
וואס מען טאר ניט טאר מען ניט
און וואס מען מעג דארף מען ניט
Just because you could
It doesn’t mean you should
Iskafya is a taivo you withstood (-x2)

Know that a desire
Is a chance for reaching higher
To control our Beheima we aspire

Know that a desire
Is a chance for reaching higher
Now let’s hear this song once more from the choir

It looks so good
I know I could
In all likelihood
I know I would

Why should I not
I like it a lot
If it’s not forbidden
Then I’ll give it a shot

A luxury car
A hand-rolled cigar
Fashion with a passion, spending cash in a bar

A private jet
And don’t forget
The latest model gaming set
I’ll take whatever I can get
If it’s permitted – you bet!

Listen, my friend
You gotta transcend
A chossid knows his gashmius
Is means to an end

Here’s how to grow
You just say “No!”
Face that taivo with some gaivo
Get it to go!

וואס מען טאר ניט טאר מען ניט
און וואס מען מעג דארף מען ניט
Just because I could
It doesn’t mean I should
Iskafya is a taivo I withstood (-x2)

I know a desire
Is my chance for reaching higher
To control my Beheima I aspire

I know a desire
Is my chance for reaching higher
Let’s give it up for the Tomchei Temimim Choir!

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