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Horizons

from Half Lives by Mel Brennan

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The horizon’s all too clear
It seems so near
I sense some dark clouds closing in
It looks pretty grim
From where I’m standing
I see the future in your eyes

There’s no surprise reflecting there
No soft shimmer
Where’s that glimmer gone?

When you used to say that we one day
Would take the world by storm
I was so damn sure
Sure that we’d be called
By His true purpose so divine

There’s no surprise
I’ve seen your hall of fame
It’s all the same
I know what you became

You thought your life would be different
From the rest you’d be blessed
And you’d put your own stamp upon it
Do it all
Yeah you swore that you’d be more

The horizon’s pretty clear
Suddenly so near, they said

‘‘Behold those lights from the north’’
But I see other forms between the folds
Of those lids that hold your eyes

There’s no surprise reflecting there
No soft shimmer
Where’s that glimmer gone?

You thought your life would be different
From the crowd you’d be proud
Yeah you’d put your own stamp upon it
Do it all
Yeah you swore you’d never just be more

More of the same
Part of the game
We thought we could change
This ever perpetuating now
The same old forty hours
Till it all turns sour
Until the mirror’s your worst fear
And the days turn into years
No point shedding tears
You saw those dark clouds in the sky

There’s no surprise
I’ve seen your hall of fame
It’s all the same
You know what you became

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from Half Lives, released July 23, 2021

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Mel is an Australian singer-songwriter currently living in Barcelona. Her musical style combines the early influences of pop- rock, jazz and bossa nova with her more recent experiences living abroad in Latin America and Spain - think Joni Mitchell meets Ani Di Franco in Rio de Janeiro. Her debut album, Half Lives, is a must-hear for anyone engaged in the modern struggle for work-life balance. ... more

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