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you build up your foundation
and you hoist up your walls
you throw your back into it
just to watch it fall
well everything must come down
some old night or some old day
and in the end when your work’s undone
how quickly it’s all gone away
you spend your life a ploughing
driving horses, planting seeds
and then your strength is torn from you
like your spirit’s just a weed
well everything must come down
some old night or some old day
and in the end when your work’s undone
how quickly it’s all gone away
you press your pen to the page
as the words start flowing through
but your memory ain’t what it used to be
and you’ve forgotten all that you once knew
well everything must come down
some old night or some old day
and in the end when your work’s undone
how quickly it’s all gone away
you tell her that you’ll be there for her
and you try to make it true
but you mix like oil and water
and you crumble like dried up glue
well everything must come down
some old night or some old day
and in the end when your work’s undone
how quickly it’s all gone away
yes in the end when your work’s undone
how quickly it’s all gone away
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Do I Need You?
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my friend, my friend, have i been so hard on you
that you don’t even know my name?
you know i know that i acted like a fool
and for that i’ll take the blame
but we were young and i was so dumb
i can’t believe i let my greed lead me astray
now i’m in tatters, i’m mad as a hatter
and i regret it every single day
my friend, my friend, did you not promise to be true
only to turn and walk away
i know you know that you really were quite cruel
and i cannot forget those days
we were in love, as below then so above
in the hell fires of desire we fanned the flames
my heart is broken, words are left unspoken
and wasted time can never be reclaimed
do i need you, or do i just need this need for you?
am i really just addicted to your sympathy?
are the honest truthful roots of my anxiety
glued to my projections of you?
my friend, my friend, what more can i do?
i thought some day we’d make amends
but time goes by and i can see this isn’t true
and we may never meet again
i never planned this, and goddamn it
i’m pining for the way things used to be
there’s no returning, the bridges are all burning
and i’m staring at a wide and endless sea
but do i need you, or do i just need this need for you?
am i really just addicted to your company?
are the honest truthful roots of my identity
glued to my projections of you?
my friend, my friend, have i been so hard on you
that you don’t even know my name?
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Zephaniah Stringfield Taos, New Mexico
If you ever get the urge to get in your car and take off without a plan, Zephaniah’s voice is your ideal traveling companion. If your date didn’t show at the bar, and you need the music to become your human connection for the night, he’s got you covered. His songs are the type you can never quite believe you are hearing for the first time, and he made them for you. ... more
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