Old world, Present Tense

from Choses Obscures by Ryan Traster

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lyrics

Bury me in some tragedy, so I don’t have to be me.
I can be a brave protagonist, fighting to be free.
Free of god, free of government, free of my friends, and free from the bullshit.
Most importantly out of my mind. This place is a deathtrap and it’s all mine.

Lord knows, what I’m after.
I grew waiting around to die.
You grew up with a better mind, oh lord.
The truth is, we’re not making it out alive.

Some old town way down south.
Some old man running his mouth.
Some lovely dream that didn’t belong to me, waiting to be seen.
Passionate lovers, star crossed.
Passionate soldiers detonating bombs.
Old world visions, present tense, clinging on to me.

Lord knows, what I’m after.
I grew waiting around to die.
You grew up with a better mind, oh lord.
The truth is, we’re not making it out alive.

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from Choses Obscures, released July 19, 2019

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