Concessions to the Muse

from Between Dust and Desire by Stephen Stannard

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A poet sleeps all day and rages through the night.
Living out of time and keeping out of sight.
A moment to reflect upon the wasted love we've used.
A lifetime of regret filled with concessions to the muse.

I'm about to lose control in a fight against my soul.
Any place we'll find to soothe this fevered mind.
And if you'd like to carry on then somewhere down that road,
you find that I belong sitting lonely in the cold.

I rest my head on you just to hear your beatin' heart.
One thing I can guarantee I will let you down real fast.
God knows I will try to make things seem alright.
But I will fade away in the silence of this night.

I don't know if I can be your man.
When it's so hard I try to understand.
One day I'll fly coming back to you,
far too late when there's nothing left to do.

You can waste a lifetime running from regret.
Nostalgic for the good sweet wine you haven't tasted yet.
If you could lay me down, light the never ending fuse.
A life of deep content fueled with passion for the muse.

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from Between Dust and Desire, released June 2, 2023
Written,composed, played, sung, produced, mixed and mastered by Stephen.

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Stephen Stannard England, UK

Stephen is a songwriter, musician and producer. He has record solo albums under the names The Rowan Amber Mill and Making Tea for Robots. He is also in the folk duo Rowan : Morrison and the psych-folk trio Meadowsilver.

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