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Albatross

from Bulk by Balk

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lyrics

Drive the car through the park
It's getting late, it's almost dark
Always looking for a spark
Like my man Sonny Clark
Feel like a firecracker in the rain
Like a bottle rocket hit my brain
Like an injured player stuck in the game
Stockpiling boxes of pain

Nevermind what's the cause
The effect necessitates a pause
Everybody's got their flaws
Even my main man Hampton Hawes
Scrape up anything that you can
Heard the circus could use a hand
Scraps are really in high demand
Scrap it up, move it out, strike up the band

When I turn out the light and try to go to sleep
All the crazy things play out on endless repeat
Random thoughts pop in and out partially obscure
Mostly just waves of doubt, this lifetime is a blur
See, its an albatross,
Try so hard, got so lost
See, it's an albatross
Everything's harder than I once thought

Never ever ever throw in the towel
That'd be worse than a flagrant foul
Gotta go deep down into the bowels
Like my man Bud Powell
Sweetest girls in the world
Sweeter than beautiful pearls
Sweeter than anything I know
It's never easy when it's time to go

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from Bulk, released February 3, 2023

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Balk New York, New York

On and off again project/ band of Reid Taylor since 2009. He writes songs and then asks his friends to help play them so it will sound better. Interests range from bombastic atonal noise shred to pretty melodies and harmonies. Familiar themes visited and often revisited include the 4 seasons, songs about 'jamming', sports, and the good, bad, and ugly that life has to offer. ... more

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