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Reinvent The Lie

from Reinvent The Lie EP (fdm125) by Chris Anderson

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REINVENT THE LIE

just like the dove
we're hanging on to love
to watch it grow
and flutter through the snow
into a soapy stain
when the idols take the reins
and blow by blow
they cover up the blood and go

to see the future
on the inside of their minds
wasting time
scraping off
the residue
of bygone crimes
and the mystery
of the rain
won't wash away
these sunken eyes
take a moment out
to reinvent the lie

just like the sun
we're barely holding on
to seek the twilight
in the darkest hour of night
to feel the dirty wheel
pressed against this heart of steel
sometimes the only way to know
is just to go

capping off the years
when solace
wiped away the tears
and dried the rain
when the only steps
led down the spiral drain
waiting for the morning
when we'd do it all again
with variations
celebrate the sky
and reinvent the lie

just like the fog
we react like rabid dogs
poison flesh to flesh
it's only just a test
to be the wader now
to release the inner growl
on the first that makes a break
or hesitates

to reenact the moment
when we fell flat on our face
in front of grace
she had no hold
on us, she's really kind of cold
and sometimes she
comes screaming down the wire
just in time
to rearrange the fire
and reinvent the lie

-7/18/06

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from Reinvent The Lie EP (fdm125), released January 8, 2021

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Chris Anderson Alexandria, Virginia

Chris is a wildly prolific songwriter who has hovered among the outskirts of the music world for over 30 years. On his own label, Flying Dachshund Music, Chris has released 154 CDs, 96 of them being full-length albums. That's just the tip of the iceberg and there are no signs of stopping. Ever.

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