How Did It Come To This?

by Rubyglass

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By dreaming of something so big
that everything real became too small to see,
By blindness as medicine for the years you still haven't set free,
From friends who say "yes" when it's too hard to tell the truth
And a searing distaste for the few who do --

That's how.

By believing them when they said you'd be a star
and waiting for your ship to come in,
By looking for someone to blame,
And blaming the people who love you
And loving the people who secretly call you a fool --

That's how.

I bet you think it's all about you.

If the child you were could see you now
If you heard the words you say to yourself
If I could climb inside your mind, and turn it around --
The weight of it all would surely break you.

You were born with the mind of Everett
And the heart of John Singer, my friend,
But those long, starry nights
And those dancers in flight
And the spots on your hands
And those Rubenstein plans
And the higher you climbed, the harder you swayed --
But the sky was just one branch away.

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released October 19, 2019
Written by Sterling Powers. Produced by Gavin Poole. Guitar, bass, keys: Gavin Poole. Vocals: Sterling Powers. Drums: Jerry Roe. Editing, mixing: Ethan Walter.

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