A New Tradition

from A New Tradition by Epithets

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If I profess to live for truth,
i'd expect that you'd ask for proof -
As far as bold claims go,
it's top of the list

And I know you'd less likely say
Whatever gets you through the day,
at least i'll fool myself
that you might get the gist

In truth i'm scared as hell
Of things i'd rather never tell
For fear that speaking them aloud
Could bring them true

At least at last I see,
It's not based in reality
and there's so much difference
between precedence and you

Whether by fortune or foresight
We've ended up here together
Don't waste your time telling me you're sure you're right
That nothing lasts forever -
That doesn't leave us anywhere.

You wave goodbye and exit scene,
And I think how naive i've been
To try and boil this down
To some structured state

As methods go, I know it's poor -
You'd think that i'd have learned before,
To stop and hold my breath,
To make myself wait.

Whether by fortune or foresight
We've ended up here together
Don't waste your time telling me you're sure you're right
That nothing lasts forever -
That doesn't lead us anywhere,
and "it's just fine",
Well what has "fine" ever meant,
When every line's heaven-sent,
You say "it's nothing now"
Well all the best...

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from A New Tradition, released October 2, 2012

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