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To Stay Alive

from not Great by Dave Ruder

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Well I’ve seen the lights go down in Massachusetts
And I’ve seen the lights go down on the Irish Sea
I dreamed about the lights that shine New South Wales
Somehow, these lights just won’t go down on me

I’m just trying to stay alive
but I don’t know why

When it’s dusk on the street, I’ll catch a fleeting glimpse,
It must be him, I run to take him in my arms
But the lights were playing tricks on me, and I just hugged a cop
Is this feeling ever gonna stop?

I’m just trying to stay alive
but I don’t know why

We were once four brothers
And if I had my druthers
We would’ve stayed
Up on that stage
Forever
With the lights so bright
But when you look out
It’s all just empty

Lost my glow, lost my way, now I’m on my own
Got nowhere to be, I’m pushing peas around my plate
I’ll bide my time and wait until that precious day
When the lights shine on me and it’s time to meet my fate

I’m just trying to stay alive

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from not Great, released November 12, 2021
Dave Ruder - vocals, guitars, piano
Isabel Castellvi - cello
Sam Morrison - Rhodes
Andie Tanning - violin
Karen Waltuch - viola

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Dave Ruder Brooklyn, New York

guitarist, clarinetist, vocalist, computer music maker, collaborator, composer, songwriter, interdisciplinary artist, manager of Gold Bolus Recordings, et cetera, et cetera

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