somewhat young and free

from unfinished songs and other reveries by eric harmsen

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if there's no better place then where will i reside
i screwed up every chance to live an easy life

but you try more than i do
and you work harder still to
believe in this, we must persevere
to make this happen

ours were the empty peak hour trains, no raincoats in the rain
port phillip cast in light of the waterfront in flames, again

but we don't notice do we
we're somewhat young and we're free
our cares, they're paper boats out to sea -
the current brings them back
there's always a promise unkept
a roving heart left unchecked
a rug pulled deftly out from beneath
the callow naive

and whatever mess we become
you don't stop beating that drum
a slow fade-out you keep turning up
in hope it's never done
and i'm not a delicate host
but you tried harder than most
to believe in this and put in the years
to make this happen

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from unfinished songs and other reveries, track released January 19, 2020

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