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there was a time when you wanted less
(or something different anyway).
there was a time when you gave your best
when you were indifferent to the pain.
but twenty years is a long, long time -
are you living for a shell?
or were you born at the wrong time?
only time will tell.

what's left to dream for the salary man
a drink in the evening all that's left of the plan
you once had.

there was a time when the world was dimmer
you can see it in the photographs.
even in the heat of summer,
there was less color in the past.
now everything that was black & white
is infrared or ultraviolet.
and no matter how you try,
it all fades out in twilight.

what's left to dream for the salary man
a drink in the evening all that's left of the plan
you once had.

there was a time when you believed.
there was a time you wanted it.
all that's left is the shadow of the thing,
so why the hell are you haunted by it?

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from i'll call you when i touch back down, track released July 12, 2016
written, performed and recorded by earl patrick
mixed & mastered by keiffer infantino at burn the sails, nashville, tn

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earl patrick Portland, Oregon

Songwriter, composer & multi-instrumentalist Earl Patrick has been quietly making independent records for over 20 years. For a sample of suggested listening: Four phases (classical piano) | I'll call you when i touch back down (bedroom pop) | songs from a blue room (indie rock - solo guitar & voice) ... more

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