"A Reluctant Ode" genre: Alternative General
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	CD: Lying (In the Rain)   Label: SARMusic Credits: Music by Corey Iyican, Lyrics by Paul T. Layland
	Story Behind the Song In 10th grade I wrote a poem called "A Reluctant Ode to Death." Skip ahead 6 or 7 months, I was trying to find the inspiration for my next poem, and I came across that poem collecting (figurative) dust on my computer, and it all came together. The poem is about how we waste time worrying about unimporant things while our lives pass us by. I know, it's pretty depressing, but it ends good, you've got to admit that. OK, maybe you don't HAVE to, but you should. Lyrics VERSE 1 Life is full of waiting For a chance to make a mark But with all our hesitating We're just waiting in the dark VERSE 2 Innocence is fleeting We have everything to lose All we have is choices, but It doesn't matter what we choose CHORUS We live on borrowed dreams It's never as it seems Our lives are wasted time This song is useless rhyme VERSE 3 The brain is overrated Though we think it makes us free We contemplate our fortunes While we await mortality VERSE 4 Time has greater meaning When you’re close to having none If we could see it clearer We’d be happy when we’re done

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