                  "Explain It Away" by Ed Englerth
I’ve wasted my time
I’ve lost my treasure
You don’t listen to me
And it used to matter
I’ve picked up the phone
Several times to call you
Even when you answer
I can’t get though
//: and we explain it away ://
 //: no wonder ://
What is there about mysteries
That sneak up on you
We’re feel astonished
When we feel like fools
At points on the calendar
We think we’re past the pain
We’ll try it all again
And make the same mistakes  
//: and we explain it away ://
 //: no wonder ://

      It’s never the same – it’s always a waste
     And it affects – the human race  

//: and we explain it away ://
 //: no wonder ://

We explain it all away
Or we blame somebody else
Or a chemical reaction
Claiming we’re not well
Or we play the victim
Say we never stood a chance
We’ve been conditioned from the start
And pull out the diagrams …To

//: and we explain it away ://
 //: no wonder ://


We Explain It Away

Dying Is A Lonely Business by Ed Englerth

Even when the mourners gather round    
The hard work belongs to you
Six good friends carry all that’s left
There’s no excuses to hold to
 The choices are now thinner
And none are left for you
Be still, the game is over
And there are no final moves
Chorus  It’s no longer a matter of trust
               there’s nothing to confess
               there’s nothing to talk over
               dying, is a lonely business
your job is well defined
it’s as narrow as your box
you can’t even change your mind
N’ all the doors are locked
It’s the most primitive journey
Now your eyes are closed
The mortal coil is empty
It no longer serves as host  
Chorus  It’s no longer a matter of trust
               there’s nothing to confess
               there’s nothing to talk over
               dying, is a lonely business

there’s one thing on which you can depend
death will never be your friend
that hand cannot comfort you
but in the end it will lose it’s grip  
Chorus  It’s no longer a matter of trust
               there’s nothing to confess
               there’s nothing to talk over
               dying, is a lonely business


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