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All Along The Shore

from Instinctive Drowning by Chris Orrick

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VERSE I vaguely remember when the winter broke/Like waking up from a coma to shades of indigo/the ultraviolet in the light became unbearable/the ultraviolence of my life became my parable/the self-destruction burned a fire through my flesh/the craving like an infantile desire for the breast/elixir set upon the wires in my head/that told me only those that get admired are the dead/and my obsession was fanatical/I couldn't entertain suggestions of sabbatical/to play the part I had to make the measures radical/no virtuosity to calm the inner animal/and social scientists will say that I'm irrational/self-preservation is to be a bit theatrical/because everyone is terminal/and the universe will never take you personal CHORUS And at the very least he found some peace/while the world was busy counting sheep/The night became dawn/And he never awoke but his demons were gone VERSE I vaguely remember when the summer came/Like waking up from a coma to have another name/To feel reborn and find your happiness restored/And realizing now that you will never find reward/The only proof of your existence in this life/Is to pass along a star and view the absence of its light/You're nothing more than a shadow to be observed/an astronomer who witnesses the dip upon the Earth/I'm a measurement on instruments/An insignificant coincidence/But somehow that is magnificent/And darling that's the core of our predicament/You find yourself an unwilling participant/I see no reason we should rectify our differences/existing wasn't meant as false imprisonment/enjoy the cognitive dissonance CHORUS And at the very least he found some peace/while the world was busy counting sheep/The night became dawn/And he never awoke but his demons were gone OUTRO Gone till November/Gone till November/The devil tried to kill me now I'm gone for forever/All along the shore they screamed out no surrender/If we're gonna die then we all die together x2/ I saw you standing there/Saltwater in your hair/Sunglasses hide your eyes/We all know what's inside/You don't know my name/But I know your blood/All Along the Shore/They Watched It.

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from Instinctive Drowning, released August 26, 2016

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Chris Orrick Detroit, Michigan

Chris Orrick is the patron saint of a poisoned world. The blue-collar MC writes spiteful chants for the permanently scarred, death letters for the forgotten, surly hymns for charcoal lungs. Think Bukowski on an eloquent bender, swapping wine for whiskey, a notepad for a glowing LED screen, the race track for the recording booth. These are anthems for the irate, over-educated and under-valued. ... more

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