Ballad of Somebody

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BALLAD OF SOMEBODY | LYRICS

Find more time
to feel like you have won
don’t be mad, you’ve lost a friend
it’s all better when it’s done

A solo man is on his guard again
breaking the signs he finds and wasting no time
places seen in dreams that never have a brilliant end
too weak to find your favorite piece
it’s forever missing

Free from doubt, he’s finding out
tricks of the trade—keep your head up in the clouds
always on the safe side now, better off standing down
save the day, make no change, spins your head around

A sweeter dream’s a day away, further than it seems
simple pleasures holding me, turn the light off please
make plans before you travel, give yourself relief
the morning light’s approaching, leave nothing to waste

Secret powers, fabled mentors
live inside your head
strange behaviors are surrounding
seek shelter

let me out the living room

Find more time
to feel like you have won
don’t be sad, you’ve lost a friend
it’s all better when it’s done

A solo man is on his guard again
breaking signs he finds and wasting no time
places seen in dreams that never have a brilliant end
too weak to find your favorite piece
it’s forever missing
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released June 20, 2014
Recorded by Mike Scheibinger at VertuArts.
Mixed by Paul Vnuk at Moss Garden studio.
Mastered by Chris Kasper.
Artwork by Carolyn Horst.

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