By The Ocean

by Jeff Lavender

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this used to be something
this used to be real
we drank in the moonlight
it used to be alright

I used to be someone
that used to be me
a light through the prism
the ghost and machine

we lived by the ocean
it swallowed us whole
but the waves we were caught in
I was happy to have known

we couldn’t get behind ourselves
when our minds tried to unwind themselves
greed will never part with wealth

it’s not what we wanted
it’s not what they sold
we were doomed when the ego
went in search of a soul

got lost in the doldrums
the highs and the lows
hundred eighty degrees
as above so below

in hindsight we were all on mute
pushing backwards through a forwards loop
nostalgia sinks its teeth in you

finally found a place I could plug into
gave it all away to ease remote control
witnessed consciousness try to define itself
slipped up tightening that bible belt

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released December 31, 2022
written, performed, recorded, mixed by Jeff Lavender

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