When I'm Gone

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lyrics

what I got, it ain't enough to fill the void
I'm sick of sitting stagnant, and getting more and more annoyed
with all the empty words, and the faces people wear
as they paint a selfless image with a brush not meant to share

I pass my time away with dreams of what I'd have
if I woke up and grabbed the moment instead of sitting on my ass
its all a game and I'm hardly skilled enough to try
but I'd rather wind up losing than never rolling the dice

chorus:
but when I'm gone, I won't be thinking about the days
I wasted wondering if it was a chance that I should take
when I'm gone, I might lose all that I know
in favour of replacing it with things that fill my soul
when I'm gone I might have gotten it all wrong
and wind up completely broke, with nothing left but my songs
but when I go, I'll have set myself free
I'll be able to breathe easy, cause my heart belongs to me

for the folks out back, I'm saying I've had enough
of being told that I was made to sit and wait for death to come
if all we are is time's tiny grains of sand
I won't waste my minutes padding the pockets of the man

I'll fill my lungs and I won't try to toe the line
as I breathe in the air I have since I crossed my path with time
but I'll breathe out and send my worries on their way
as I stop pretending I'm not okay if I'm not safe

(chorus)

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from Anthony Shackell, released May 1, 2021

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Anthony Shackell Courtenay, British Columbia

Anthony Shackell is a musician, audio engineer, programmer, and student of life.

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