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The Edge Where The Flawless Becomes The Obscene

from Replacement Things by David Newberry

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Counting the time shadows fell on that wall
Notching the post each time I come to call
Shutting the curtains when daylight would fall
Drawing on fragments instead of it all

I’m reminded of all the ways you unravelled
While the world watched the pieces fall in
How the rest of my days I’ll remain in your shadow
Stuck contemplating the original sin

Oh I used to believe in the process.
I’d say “It’ll work out in the end.”
I’ve lined up to vote. Yeah I’ve lost every time.
And I don’t want to be your friend.

I didn’t invent this - this serpentine thing.
And I did not dream this - this secular dream.
And if I’ve idealized, I’m not sure I realized.
The edge where the flawless becomes the obscene

So good riddance to all of these bare winter trees
They were dead when I got, they’ll be dead when I flee
And when summertimes brings nights that don’t close out so fast.
You’ll be landlocked. And ______. And living in the past.

CHORUS

I want to hold on to the notion that I invented the way you look me in the eye
But I know, that these moments belie, the manners bedsides on which we rely.

I grew up in basements on sundays,
With folks telling stories about love and I want to to have faith in them.
I try to hold on. You keep proving me wrong.
You keep kicking me out of those sheets that you’re sleeping in.

And wake up, and get out, and act like there’s hope.
Like defeat is just one other way we can cope.
But you can’t tell me how and you won’t tell me why.
And you ask me to leave. Then invite me inside.

CHORUS

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from Replacement Things, released September 11, 2015
Words and Music by David Newberry

David Newberry - Guitars and Vocals

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David Newberry Toronto, Ontario

David Newberry sings folk music with rock sensibilities. Or is it the other way around? His increasingly noisy songs provide insights into the complex contemporary social world.

His new record 'No One Will Remember You' Was released March 6th, 2012 on Northern Electric Records.

His first album 'When We Learn The Things We Need To Learn' was released in 2010 & earned critical praise. ... more

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