Unspoken Expectations

by Michael Laster

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There are unspoken expectations lurking in the mind
Ask no questions hear no lies, but seek and we shall find
The constellations and concrete stations - gone the next day
There’s everything, yet nothing left to say
There’s everything, yet nothing left to say

Above a cliff there is a field of rye where children don’t grow old
We could sing a song of innocence but dinner’s getting cold
Dystopia, utopia – depends on the day
What a peculiar human game we learn to play
What a peculiar human game we learn to play

Interlude

Solo

The present moment is a sacred space with emptiness so vast
But attachment to the ego can infest it with the past
Can silence measure sarcastic pleasures – wait and we’ll see
‘Cause everyone I know is in my tree
'Cause everyone I know is in my tree

Interlude

Coda

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released December 2, 2017
Music, lyrics, and arrangement by Michael Laster
Guitars, bass, keyboards performed by Michael Laster
Vocals by Taylor Bradshaw
Mixed and produced by Michael Laster and Taylor Bradshaw.
Recorded by Taylor Bradshaw at the Sonic Arts Center, New York, NY.

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