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Truth in the Abstract

from Quarantine Songs Volume II by Riverman

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The summer’s almost over
The days are growing short
A season of disorder
Will the Fall fall apart?

The winds come on rushing
Passing like a prayer
Cultivating something
I’m breathing in the air

Every moment makes a connection
In the heart and head
Understanding through introspection
I think we’ve been misled

Is this really worth our attention?
What can we comprehend?
Does it even make any difference-
Enemy or friend
To the end
To the end

So here in this half light
We see only half clear
At best we’re merely half right
No matter how sincere

Truth really matters
Only if it’s true
And everything you’re assuming
I will not assume

“Answers always make me suspicious”
At least that’s what I’ve said
“Questions only lead to more questions”
Onward to the end

Cosmic censorship interjects an
Existential dread
No one here can confirm or deny when
We can’t wake the dead
Who ascends?
Who ascends?

An act of surrender
I’m willing to choose
If everything’s determined
Are we free to lose?

If we replace the Argo
Every plank and nail
The only question worth asking
Is “will that ship still sail?”

Human being, real and authentic,
Leaves us terrified
Feeling our way to light from the darkness
Forms demystified

Stolen moments lost to distraction
More than meets the eye
Muddled everything to abstraction
“Trust but verify”
We can try
We can try

So now, let’s get going
Onward to the new
Unencumbered by tradition
Untethered to the pew

Those who know keep silent
Those who speak, don’t know
And somewhere in the distance
A soul begins to grow

Every moment makes a connection
In the heart and head
Understanding through introspection
I think we’ve been misled

Is it really worth our attention?
What’s waiting round the bend?
Times moves only in one direction
Reminds and condescends
To what end?

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from Quarantine Songs Volume II, released June 24, 2022

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Riverman Orlando, Florida

Steve Hedrick is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He lives in Orlando, Fl with his wife and two children. He is currently working on new material and will post it when it's finished.

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