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Hiatus from the Burn

from Shameless Grapes by David Johnson

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Georgia left home
Cuz she felt so alone
In the city of stone
Where the only blood that flows
Is in the wires
Georgia laid down
Wearing the frown
She bought from a clown
Who was feeling down and out
And needed to smile again

She clipped the very wings
Her body grew to fly her away
She regretted all the things
That she could never bring herself to say
She poured a glass of milk
Just to watch it spill
And then she cried like a baby

The prodigal daughter returned
Eager to use what she learned
On her hiatus from the burn
Of breathing city air
Her family and friends gave her hugs
Her absence had strangthened their love
Apparently nothing could cut the family ties

I'll sink back down below
What I think I know
And make a home
In the heavy city of stone
Where skeleton bones
Are hangers in the closet
I'll forget what my eyes have seen
I'll get back to the me
That they want me to be
I'll play along

Where does the inspiration come from
When you're on the run?
Does your heart ever wonder
What it is you're running from?
How do you swallow the lies?
How do you keep the real you inside?
Don't the two lives you're leading
Ever collide?

Georgia laid down
Wearing the frown
She bought from a clown
Who was feeling down and out
And needed to smile again

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from Shameless Grapes, released May 8, 2010

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