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Dead or Dying

from Tambaleo by Matthew Squires

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lyrics

I wrote a letter once to you.
I'll be the first to admit, it was a silly thing to do.

I discussed the many was I've lied.
How I dressed myself like Dylan in 1965

Then I told you about the song I heard.
It came to me in a peculiar dream,
it was whispered by a wounded bird.

He sang:

Everyone is dead or dying
Everyone is dead or dying
Everyone is dead or dying
or dead or dying or dead.

And all of them are worth rememberin'
All of them are worth rememberin'
All of them are worth rememberin'
worth rememberin'

My friend.

You held a mirror up to God.
You looked just like a statue, you looked perfectly flawed.

And then your head spun around.
Your eyes started pouring water onto the thirsty ground.

Suddenly I couldn't help but weep.
I felt just like a child, I felt so incomplete.

You asked me then to tell you who I was.
When I opened my mouth to answer, I couldn't find my tongue.

In its place was a rope which stretched along.
I traced that line to the end of time, there was nothing there
except this simple song,

It went:

Everyone is dead or dying
Everyone is dead or dying
Everyone is dead or dying
or dead or dying or dead.

And all of them are worth rememberin'
All of them are worth rememberin'
All of them are worth rememberin'
worth rememberin'

My friend.

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from Tambaleo, released January 20, 2017

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Matthew Squires Austin, Texas

I think, all things considered, the songs I write are much more listenable than the songs I don't write.

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