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It's OK

from embers by FS1E

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I never got to shake his hand
Or ask if he wants to come and see my band
That man inspired me almost as much as my father
When we were kids we used to sing along
The world was sold but the night was young
Now all those dreams they seem so much farther away

Look at me
I'm scared of my own shadow
5am and the street lights are down
Look at me
Am I vain am I shallow
We all just need a little attention some time (don’t we)
Look at me
I'm in pain I'm a sad-o
Working hard for this pension of mine
Look at me
Am I lame am I fallow
I miss you so much but I don't know why
But these days - it's OK - for boys to cry

The battle's lost but your war is won
Striding high with your 12-string slung
The brightest star that burns like fire as it drives us along
You rode the waves for so very long
A different face and a different song
As I relive them they all seem so much clearer today

Look at me
I'm scared of my own shadow
5am and the street lights are down
Look at me
Am I vain am I shallow
We all just need a little attention some time (don’t we)
Look at me
I'm in pain I'm a sad-o
Working hard for this pension of mine
Look at me
Am I lame am I fallow
I miss you so much but I don't know why
But these days - it's OK - for boys to cry

With your hands on the trigger of your 12-string gun
The battle lost but your soul lives on
As they’re lining their pockets with your fateful song
There’s one more star in the sky but we will never know
Why you left us so soon
Why you left us in awe
Why the words rattle deep in your savaged jaw
It’s so endless and senseless and it cuts so much deeper
Why do we crawl on our hands and knees and lick our wounds eager
To please you and tease you and suck up your pain
Like a man on a mission on an empty train
It’s ok to stare blindly while we look to the sky
Because these days - it’s ok - for boys - to cry

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from embers, released December 26, 2020

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FS1E are Tim Fisher, Hugh Brenham and Dennis Daly.

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