The Great and Empty Sea

from The Great and Empty Sea EP by Matthew Squires

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You were the strangest sight I've seen
in all these years that I spent
sailing through this great and empty sea.
I got the letter you sent,
It said, "I can not tell if it's all a dream,"
Well I will give you a hint:
When was the last time you really knew what it really means?

To say, "I am in love with the world.
I am in love with the whole wide world I'm in."

One night, I dreamt I saw a dove.
It made me forget exactly who I was.

He said, "Let's fall in love with the world.
Let's fall in love with this whole wide world we're in."

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from The Great and Empty Sea EP, track released December 20, 2011

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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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