Song To The Subterfuge

from A New Tradition by Epithets

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lyrics

State my motivation,
and feed me my lines,
I was born to play this part;
to stand for all it undermines.

I've learned method acting -
If nothing besides -
From the faces in the glare
And all that each one derides.

But I was looking for a way to be sure,
Looking for my way out,
Could the forces guiding me have been that pure?
I was so certain, 'til you gave me cause to doubt.

The words on the tongue
Of the town are aimed at me
They said "you're here because of what you want -
What else could it be?"

But i've learned far too well
From my time "underground"
To say "You know too well what captured me,
What kept me around"

But I refuse to see my time here
as being a mistake
It's like theatre, people have fun
Even when they know it's fake.

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from A New Tradition, released October 2, 2012

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