Old Books

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Walking by the windy old river
with the ghosts and the Milky Way at night
always searching for answers to questions that I have never asked

Always searching for something
what it is I have no idea
like the dogs that bark and the sirens they sing
for reasons undefined

I know the way home is written and paved in gold
is my only way home written in pages of old books?

The rock came tumbling down onto me
I was crushed underneath of its weight
My body disappeared–sealed my fate
and as I feared: my soul to the river was bound

I know the way home is written and paved in gold
is my only way home written in pages of old books?

Wading through the windy old river
I’m a ghost in the Milky Way tonight
But my calls can’t be heard and the answers can’t be found
To the questions I have to ask

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released October 30, 2020

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