Radical Face – Third Family Portrait (Guitar)

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It was the dead of winter

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The cold was in our bones

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And our shelves stood barren

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As we had ever known

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So our mother stands on the porch one evening

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The silent crack in her stormy mask 

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she looked up at the sky, and said "please"

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And by the turn of summer we packed up all we owned

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And with my mom and brothers we started for the coast

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And I would count all the clouds on the way

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And you and I would name them while the world around us changed

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And I remember asking if the place we're moving would have more food

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And my mother grew as distant as can be

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and mouthed, "please"

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So I, so tired eyes, pay no mind

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The river of time will drown these days out

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It was the year just after we stood and watched the sea

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And my mom was smiling no longer saying please