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waiting for a new life to begin

from more stories from an ordinary orange by earl patrick

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i've stood close enough to death
to see the shadows on his face
and i know well the story lines
for how we fall from grace
so without hesitation
i know now that i can say
i am not ready yet
it's never been more plain

i'm more afraid of aging than i used to be
and i've seen more of my own weakness than i thought i'd see

and morphine only takes away one kind of pain
and the shame of weakness takes no time to settle in
so on this darkened ward we pull our knees up to our chests
and wait for another night to settle in
or a new life to begin

i'm one of the lucky ones
and i get to write it down
with blue ink on these wrinkled pages
where my story still plays out
i've read enough tragedy
to know they always end face down
and if pride comes before a fall
well then i must have been so proud

i'm more afraid of everything than i used to be
but i've seen more of human kindness than i thought i'd see

and morphine only takes away one kind of pain
and the shame of weakness takes no time to settle in
so on this darkened ward we pull our knees up to our chests
and wait for another night to settle in
or a new life to begin

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from more stories from an ordinary orange, released July 11, 2011

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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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