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Honest Man

from Singular by Marc Durkee

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*lyrics co-written by Tim Merry

He was an honest man time and time again
Loyal and lost all the way 'til the alleys end
But when the seasons change there's always something
'round the bend, ripe for the knowing
So many reasons why outside and in
Ending is never quite as kind as beginning
It's painful breathing in, she's already leaving
Seeds for the sowing

Rushing water breaks the shore
Walking faster than before
All those winters long adorned, and I know
He's not like he was before

He was a foolish man, flawed to no end
Despite the greatest strengths there's always room to pretend
And underneath the ice the was poisoned, trapped underneath it
Too cold a lover, better off as a friend
Illusion melts away with nothing left to defend
Quietly facing the hollow empty feeling
Reaching out, falling

Rushing waters from the thaw
Batter down the cabins door
Carry away all that I adore, and I know
It's not how it was before
Always more than we can see
Broken as a family
Lonely, numb reality, and I know
It's not how it seems to be

There are no words, awkward silence reigns
Sadness floods over the parched and frozen plains
Time moves on but still part of it remains
Somewhere beneath this
Pulling away from this tears at the flesh
What felt like cuts once now feels like a caress
What once felt like a curse now feels like a blessing
No one's to blame

Rushing water breaks the shore
Walking faster than before
All those years so long adorned, and I know
It's not like it was before
Always more than we can see
Broken, hopeful family
Now that we can rest easy knowing
It's not how it used to be.

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from Singular, released September 29, 2014

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