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I climbed
To the top of that tree
Til the leaves were so thick, that all I could see
Was my life line
Pulse beating so loud
So loud that I had to climb down

I crawled
Up the rocks through the sand
To the brink of the cliffs where the ocean meets land
And my hands bled
Salt stinging the wounds
And I knew it had happened too soon.

And I'm asking myself the same questions
I've asked other people before
And we're still watching films from the 50s
But I swear it was just 2004

Forever will still be around
Long after we're done
Long after you're dead and gone
Forever will still roll along
Time's running out, but still running on.

He said
It would happen to me
It would come all too quick, and soon I would be
In a mindfuck
In a state of disgrace
Caught trying to come in last place

She said
Take a breath, slow it down
Spend afternoons crafting your daisy-chain crowns
Take your time, love,
Life's waiting for you
Though I never found that to be true

And I'm asking myself the same questions
I've asked other people before,
As the plum blossoms snow on the back lawn
I'm daydreaming thoughts of "forever more"

Forever will still be around
Long after we're done
Long after you're dead and gone
Forever will still roll along
Time's running out, but still running on.

And I'm asking myself the same questions
I've asked other people before
When the hell did this life get so twisted?
What can I do to settle the score?

I thought
We could idle a bit
We could break all the dishes and talk lots of shit
But the truth is
That we've all got it wrong
That there's no way to know just how long.

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from Letters to the Real Life, released November 25, 2013

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Sara Parsons San Jose, California

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