A Cautionary Tale

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I'm a Cautionary Tale
Do not follow me
I'm so much older and I'm pale
There's nothing here to see
Unfulfilled by nature
Trapped inside a cage
The music I loved, the friends I had
Turn a new page

Looking back on it now
There's a lesson I've learnt loud and clear
Follow every fervour
Don't follow every fear

Fill in the hole
Ceil up the crack
'Cause I had my life on track, and they said
Turn over the page
But it's patience I lack
So I'm taking my old life back

All my friends, they forgot me
Long since lost all hope
Now I barely leave the house at all
Stay inside, breath deep
I pretended to be a lesser man
Half awake and asleep
If I gave up on an answer then
Maybe I could have seen

Looking back on it now
There's a lesson I've learnt loud and clear
Follow every fervour
Don't follow every fear

Fill in the hole
Ceil up the crack
'Cause I had my life on track, and they said
Turn over the page
But it's patience I lack
So I'm taking my old life back

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from Bread and Seaweed, released November 26, 2016
Written and performed by Bread and Seaweed

Lyrics by James McCuaig

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