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Grey

from First Flight by W.C. Beck

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lyrics

Oh last night
my lady and I
fought over grey
and whether it
was black or white
and when we awoke
in separate beds
with separate dreams
in separating hearts and heads
the morning light
felt black and cold as night
and the noises all were white
so I took the time to write
down the words that I heard
that sounded like a horn
for my world it was not torn
no, like a little baby I was born
new again

in twisted dreams of genocide
I tried to close my eyes
or at least look away
from my own darkness
deep inside
but the black was thick
and my judgment come too quick
for it’s hard as hell to stand
when it means your life
if you don’t sit
and the images alarm
the piles of legs and arms
people just like you and me
running death factories and farms
and from Dachau to Darfur
by now we should have learned for sure
oh, that each and every one of us
holds things evil and pure
deep within

I’m always stuck here in between
oh, the dark night and the bright light in me
growing older
moving on
looking up to see the breaking dawn

so I set off on a trip
sailing on books and clipper ships
spinning tales and chasing whales
and finding words to fit
in the spaces that I
hid my darkest fears and lies
and the oceans swallowed me
just like the day’s devoured by night
and when at last
I stopped trying to change the past
all the things I thought I’d lost
came crawling back
and a child was born
in the black before the morn
and an old frail woman in white
slipped off into
the blinding light

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from First Flight, released June 7, 2019

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W.C. Beck is an itinerant singer/songwriter from KS who now calls New York home after long stints in Portland, OR and Paris, France. Beck’s songs span from indie folk to classic country and tell of the American heartland and a forgotten epoch. With catchy melodies and sophisticated compositions, most songs find their depth in the personal, moving narrative. ... more

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