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Around the Bend
05:52
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picture, if you will, a lone rider on the plane
he's got eyes like a hawk, in his hands he holds the reins
but he knows not where he's supposed to ride to
still he rides on without a clue
and he has no fear the end is near
in the cold, into the wind, he wraps his scarf around his chin
he bristles while he glares into the darkness with a hidden grin
the rain is pouring to the ground
the thunder makes a deafening sound
he shakes his fists and shouts, you can do better than this
there is no end
just what's next around the bend
on the day the fire burned he rolled around in the embers
cackling like a wild animal with ticks beneath its fur
his horse vanished with the smoke
the rider just laughed at the joke
and so he stood and walked on into the woods
onward through the mountain snow where no man ever dared to go
a creature from the great below reared his head and blocked the road
a lesser man would've tried to run
but the rider procured his gun
he aimed for the head and shot that demon dead
there is no end
just what's next around the bend
if you listen close, you'll hear the echoes of his ghost
laughing madly through the night but never coming into sight
it's a sound that will chill your bones
while you were busy skipping stones
the city raged and silently turned the page
it's the same now as it was then, everyone's waiting for the end
that moment when we make amends and put it all together again
like somehow we got off course
like somehow we lost our horse
but the river bends and so it will bend again
there is no end
just what's next around the bend
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Merrily, Merrily
04:15
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i could live my whole life as a dream
and so it seems i may
i could slowly fade away
and never look back, i'd be okay
you could talk about the president
what went wrong, should we repent
you could tell me how things should be
but it doesn't matter that much to me
i should've known, i couldn't wait
the line was cast
i was weak, i took the bait
i couldn't last
so nice to be upon this rock
punching the hours on the clock
any man can tell you where his mind goes
when the lights are off and the doors are closed
gently down the stream
life is but a dream
i should've known, i couldn't wait
the line was cast
i was weak, i took the bait
i couldn't last
gently down the stream
life is but a dream
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Lost in the Hourglass
06:23
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power lines runnin' through the alleyway
crackheads screamin' through the night
the ambulance symphony plays for me
nothing' wrong, nothing's right
the state building down the street
mothership for the meek
days turn to weeks while the buildings creek
corporate store on the corner
busy people move their feet
the wind blows through the window
this room is empty and bleak
the cars honk, the traffic is thick
a ragged madman throws a fit
the lights are plugged in, but no one flips the switch
doesn't everyone want to be loved by somebody
what happens to those who never find it?
some of us are bound to fall, to never hear the call
of love when it comes callin'
i pray to god i'll listen when she speaks
i pray the lord my soul to keep
'til then i'll wait and wander through the days
what do they do, where do they go?
for whom do you suppose they fight?
why try to stay alive
when there's no end in sight?
still the same faces appear
year after endless year
and nobody questions what they're doing here
doesn't everyone want to be loved by somebody
what happens to those who never find it?
some of us are bound to fall, to never hear the call
of love when it comes callin'
i pray the lord i'll listen when she speaks
i pray the lord my soul to keep
'til then i'll wait and wander through the days
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Anyone Can Write a Song
04:12
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anyone can write a song
everyone can sing along
but it don't make me feel any less empty
what's good for you ain't always good for me
pray for better days, pray for your escape
everybody runs, nobody gets away
there must be a way to break out of this space
but there's no words to say
everybody here is frozen in place
any kid can be president
even those whose lives were spent
suckin' down juice in the alleyway
everybody's soul can be saved
pray for better days, pray for your escape
everybody runs, nobody gets away
there must be a way to break out of this space
but there's no words to say
everybody here is frozen in place
you can be what you want to be
everything equals anything
it's a blank slate and you can paint what you please
as long as you never disagree
pray for better days, pray for your escape
everybody runs, nobody gets away
there must be a way to break out of this space
but there's no words to say
everybody here is frozen in place
anyone can write a song
everyone can sing along
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i'm always sayin' i could never change
i'm always sayin' it's bound to end one way
hand on my heart and a foot in the grave
oh, what a pretty life i lead these days
i'm always fightin' with a ball n chain
i try to shake it off, but it always remains
i wanna loosen my grip on the reins
throw it all away and leave this place
i wanna leave this place
i'm always fightin' with a broken heart
i carried it around from the very start
but it's not such a tragedy
what was never there could never be taken from me
a buck short and a day too late
i try to be patient, but i can never wait
i wanna shake it up and shock my brain
throw it all away and leave this place
i wanna leave this place
i could try to ease the weight
but in my mind, i know my fate
we're just a rock floating through space
i wanna, i wanna leave this place
i never knew what i was meant to be
so i created my own reality
now i can't tell the difference
between what's real and what's inside my dreams
i wanna dance, i wanna play
i wanna stick it to the stars and fuck with fate
i wanna burn it down and watch the flames
throw it all away and leave this place
i could try to ease the weight
but in my mind, i know my fate
we're just a rock floating through space
i wanna, i wanna leave this place
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Ben Foerg Los Angeles, California
Folk-inspired songwriter with a DIY philosophy and a punk rock ethos at heart.
Contact: benfoerg@gmail.com
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