Pendulum

by Tokyo Speirs

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There’s nothing wrong with making something out of nothing, babe
Keeling over from the wake my future caused.
Even if we’re drifting out to oblivion,
After all, truth is nothing but a rumour with claws

Behind the stars, behind this simulation
Looking for the cracks, for the glitch in the matrix, I know
It’s just a shot, a silent shot in the dark
That if we don’t take maybe we won’t wake up at all

It’s all right when my feet get lost
Tongue tied it’s all my fault but
Gimme 5 and I’m back on top,
Swing back like a pendulum

It’s all right when the feeling stops
Four wheel drive but I keep on stalling
Gimme 5 and I’m back on top,
Just like that, a pendulum.

There's nothing wrong with shaking hands with my demons, babe
Every compromise is threading Jekyll into my hide
It’s hard to stay the same man as the seasons change,
Even harder to be martyred when that part of me dies

Behind the stars, the background radiation
Memorize a path while I skip on the pavement, I know
I'm just a dot, a single blip on a chart
But when the light fades, maybe I won’t trip in the dark

This is it, a flash, a blip,
The song of the swan in my heart
It flutters and skips, the signal dips and it's over the moment it starts.

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released March 30, 2021

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Tokyo Speirs Aylmer, Québec

I'm a gingerbearded music producer and songwriter, and if you twist my arm I'll sing.

I also like long walks on the beach, and hate sand in my sandwiches.

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