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the song of the bird, the sound of the breeze
the kind of act that brings you to your knees
the song of your home, the way the door creaks
all the little floor boards, with all their little squeaks
when you feel half gone
and not that strong
the only thing that saves you
the battle lost, your friends have bailed
little paper ships sunk , the puddles prevailed
the beat of your heart, and struggling breath
the tears rolling down your , cheeks on to your chest
when you feel half gone
and not that strong
the only thing that saves you
when you’ve been knocked down and pushed aside
so misunderstood you wanna hide
you tap your toes, you feel the blues
some times you win sometimes you lose
and not that strong
the only thing that saves you
the only thing that saves you
the only thing that saves you
is a song
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Beirut, Beirut
03:30
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Beirut, Beirut
I long to be, bathed in your waters
buried in your arms,
on the steps of your temples
and your Cedar Trees
I long for you, I ache for you
I yearn for you, I hope and wish and dream
your coal black hair, rose water tea
Hariri Square, Mediterranean Sea
Beirut, Beirut
Beirut, Beirut
Beirut, Beirut
Crumbling Buildings, War ravaged and left
like age old reminders, of unpaid debts
The names of your women, your cedar wood
the world sees the danger, I see the good
Rafqa and Yasmin, Youmna and Nour
Ancient names, from an Ancient shore
Beirut, Beirut
Your smokey bars, hipster book sellers
Thousands of lovers and, Al Bossarra fortune tellers
Your classical French languages lost
cheese and syrup like coffee, your MIlitary cost
and the names of your women
the names of your women
the names of your women
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Boring People
03:48
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Boring People by Ben Sures
this is who i am
the body breaking the troubled heart
the can’t get finished, the can’t go on, the can’t start
not the bravest, the smartest or the dumbest either
not satisfied with satisfied, not into bliss and ether
who are you, who am i
is there a difference when we try
is there really a payoff, are there just more things to fix
are we just boring people that do boring things for kicks
who are you, who am i
this is who i was
the blind ambition, the vocal cracks
with no eyes to my peers, deaf to all the obvious facts
not the best moves or the brightest but
when you are young you’re dumb
how else can you make mistakes
I could have listened my mom
who are you, who are we
is there a difference when we flee
is there really a payoff, are there just more things to fix
are we just boring people that do boring things for kicks
who are you, who are we
she doesn’t know
doesn’t care or thats what she gives off
the people that act the hardest, are very very soft
to make the great reveal, to show the truest part
would be to admit to being human and that you have a heart
so its riding in a truck and blaring the horn
its f bombs, hockey and porn
its the top of your lungs singing ‘Riders in the Storm’
who am I now, who was I then
is there a difference in the end
is there really a payoff or just more things to fix
are we just boring people that do boring things for kicks
who am I now, who was I then
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Ben Sures Edmonton, Alberta
Ben Sures sings in English, French and Spanish. Plays mostly folk meets roots meets world originals and and a few cover songs by Boubacar Traore, Los Zafiros and Blind Lemon Jefferson. He more recently has dabbled in electronic collaboration.
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