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lyrics

I don’t believe the lies
That catch us when we fall
Too proud to close your eyes
And never see at all

I don’t sustain the words
That move to undermine
Our only rule of thirds
That kept us from decline

The token rhymes
Are running thin
And keeping out
What I want in
The more I care
The less I work
A message needs perfection

So every time
I try to speak
The words I cough
Are tongue in cheek
And always stuck
Inside your mind
For your unseen reflection

Oh but it’s only happening
From the reference point that we trust what we see
So why should I spend it all
In a spoken stance that you’re sure to not agree
And if all is beyond a turn
Then I’d rather wade in the shallower words
Cause who’d ever give a thought
Where you can’t be sure if you’ll ever be heard

I try to pen
The final deed
While holding in
The noise I need
It doesn’t make
Much sense to me
Which makes it my selection

But don’t hold out
For something strong
The thoughts I like
Are never long
This isn’t what
I thought I’d say
My next might need correction

Oh but it’s only happening
From the reference point that we trust what we see
So why should I spend it all
In a spoken stance that you’re sure to not agree
And if all is beyond a turn
Then I’d rather wade in the shallower words
Cause who’d ever give a thought
Where you can’t be sure if you’ll ever be heard

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from Life in the Punch Line, released May 25, 2018

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