The Truth

from PQRST by Edward Hartline

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could've taken the easy way out with the "T" song by simply using any song where the title begins with the word "The" and i guess in the end i did that anyway but the next word starts with a "T" too so it works out. anyway this is a song about being a tree. and also a song about the necessary gap between concepts and their corresponding categories

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my hands are empty my visions red
those restless boys are playing dead
and the door to door preachers all say they've said enough

i stopped taking the high road and losing sleep
swore off dreaming in nosebleed seats
but below the belt felt way too cheap for some of us

and i don't think i'll ever find my proof
running out of words to keep from you
cutting off my branches and digging up the roots
i'm so mad i might just tell myself the truth

my head is spinning my fingers crossed
i'm grounding myself and getting lost
those just around the corners are 4-way stops these days

i tried to keep a distance but i got hurt
i couldn't recognize the flame when i returned
and though part of you went out i know a part of me will burn always

but i don't think you care about the proof
running out of ways to think of you
i'm just another dying tree you're name is carved into
i'm so mad i might just tell myself the truth

i don't think you'll ever take my proof
words don't have a way of keeping you
sharpening your axe and doing what you have to do
i'm so broken i might just tell myself the truth

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from PQRST, released November 17, 2021

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Edward Hartline Lowell, Massachusetts

Edward has been writing songs since he was 11. He began performing professionally at 13 and went on his first national tour at 15. Edward has performed with many artists, including Shannon LaBrie, Bobby Long, Jess Meuse, Sam Bradley, Marcus Foster, and Von Grey. ... more

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