Quires & Quarters

The Pessimist
Words & music by Richard deCosta

LYRICS
Nothing to bite but dust.
Nothing to heal but pain,
Nothing to break but bread,
Nothing to count but loss again and again.

Nothing to draw but blanks,
Nothing to fill but voids,
Nothing to build but walls,
And nothing to hear but noise, noise, noise.

Nothing to prove but points.
Nothing to catch but breath, 
Nothing to play but roles,
Nothing to evade but death.

Nothing to find but flaws,
Nothing to change but plans, 
Nothing to hold but emptiness, 
In these shaking hands.

Nothing to trust but doubt,
Nothing to fight but war,
Nothing to get but bent,
Nothing to settle but the fucking score.

Nowhere to get but lost,
Nothing to fear but self,
Nowhere to piss but off.
Nothing to spread but wealth.

The Pessimist

Vocals by cantai intelligent operatic and choral singing synthesizer (it does pop too!)

Also check out the Downtempo Cavern mix: https://soundcloud.com/richarddecostacomposer/great-great-grandchild-cavern-mix

Great Great Grandchild
Words & Music by Richard deCosta 

Great great grandchild… 
Great great grandchild…

 What is filling this old dish? 
Could you eat it? Oh, don't you wish? 
Are you warmed by the glow 
From the fires we started long, long ago?

Is it silent, the once-loud street?  
Do the echoes of joy now retreat?  
Are you haunted by laughter lost, 
In the winds of time, tempest-tossed?

CHORUS 
Great great grandchild,  
What have I left for you?
 Is it safe, is it sound? 
Or did we burn it to the ground? 
Great great grandchild? 
Great great grandchild?

VERSE Is it empty, the chair so dear?  
Are there whispers that only you hear?  
Do you miss the warmth now gone,  
From decisions we made at the dawn?

Is it fading, the evening light? 
Does it signal an endless night? 
 Do you feel the chill in the air, 
From the future we choose not to spare?

BRIDGE
 Did we grow old together, 
Did we  grow rough, tough as leather? 
Great great grandchild?
Great great grandchild?

[CHORUS]

Great Great Grandchild - (PLUR Mix)

Great Great Grandchild
Words & Music by Richard deCosta 

Great great grandchild…
Great great grandchild…

What is filling this old dish?
Could you eat it? Oh, don't you wish?
Are you warmed by the glow
From the fires we started long, long ago?

Is it silent, the once-loud street? 
Do the echoes of joy now retreat? 
Are you haunted by laughter lost,
In the winds of time, tempest-tossed?

CHORUS
Great great grandchild, 
What have I left for you?
Is it safe, is it sound?
Or did we burn it to the ground?
Great great grandchild?
Great great grandchild?

VERSE
Is it empty, the chair so dear? 
Are there whispers that only you hear? 
Do you miss the warmth now gone, 
From decisions we made at the dawn?

Is it fading, the evening light?
Does it signal an endless night? 
Do you feel the chill in the air,
From the future we choose not to spare?

BRIDGE
Did we grow old together, 
Did we grow rough, tough as leather?
Great great grandchild?
Great great grandchild?

[CHORUS]

Quires & Quarters

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