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FRIEND OF MINE

from A Bed for a Phoenix by James Burke

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He missed his own ascent by a minute
In love with the moment,
now on the ground
Screaming for the sound that sits underneath him
Buried deep in the dirt
From dust did he arrive here
And to dust he shall return

If you give him just a minute
We'll set right off here
I never really like to feel surprised
Every day of the week I like to speak it to myself
But every day of the week is spent with someone else

It's here the whole time
And everybody is a good friend of mine
It's here the whole time
And everybody is a good friend of mine

Ah, here we go again
Forgot to count my blessings
Now my kingdom's made of sand
Forgot who I was and I became you again
But you don't quite fit inside my skin
And to deny oneself is the only sin

If you give him just a minute
We'll set right off here
I never really like to feel surprised
Every day of the week I like to speak it to myself
But every day of the week is spent with someone else

It's here the whole time
And everybody is a good friend of mine
It's here the whole time
And everybody is a good friend of mine

The designation is arbitrary
The destination, a red herring
Your classifications, imaginary
My fascination, the place that you're buried
Thy Kingdom come,
Thy Will be done
On Earth as it is in my Mind

How often my sweetie reminds me
That we already know how to fly
The key is not to try

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from A Bed for a Phoenix, released October 14, 2023

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