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Just Wondering (Geist song 3)

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(Numero tres on my march down musical lane. Sorry about the sucktacular voice. I had just finished playing a varsity soccer game for ninety minutes straight when I recorded it. Very rough, though. I want to add bass and maybe guitar if my brother ever gets around to teaching me minor chords. :p

Enjoy.

-Geist)

Chorus

Have you ever seen a man
lose all comprehension of life?

Have you ever seen his gaze
dart over towards the knife?

Have you ever seen his eyes
see infinity spread before you,

Have you ever seen a man
die?

Have you ever blocked the screams
as they echo through the night?

Have you ever heard the mute,
seen the blind and wronged the right?

Have you ever helped me up?
When was the last time you did that?

What’s the point anymore?
You made up for things I lacked.

Chorus

Will you do me one last thing?
Just wondering if you could.

Tell the people I knew no god
and leave my body out in the woods.

Listen, sister, please, you got a life.
Live it well and don’t look back.

Every fairy tale has its casualties.
Every big bad wolf meets its ax.

Chorus

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