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One of the very first tracks I wrote for an upcoming project that really laid its foundation and set the wheels into motion. It's a very personal song about learning how to let go of someone you love when you've reached your limits and facing the consequences of that decision. On the flipside, it's also about how that person's actions have impacted the world around them and the people they love.

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you were open-veined; peeled
busted up at the seams
when i let you go, you were 17
back then, you moved the streets
like an unsheathed queen

but then they came back for you
with arms and speed;
ripped you out from under me

though i didn’t mean to,
i couldn’t stick around to
help you out

i know i’ve let you down

i remember we were young
and having all kinds of fun
we were tired, but strong
’til they corrupted the blood of our song

but when - would it ever - be enough?

and then it came, that rotten ring
boomerang through my brain
that’s when it changed
and your voice cut through me twice
like a jagged knife
gave me that awful gash

and all my dreams – what could i do
cuz i’d rather die than lose and
hang the noose

but i had to draw the drapes;
be on the move
find my way back to you –

when all i ever wanted was to
spare you from that pain
all i ever needed was to
heal your wounds and say

it’s done, now go –
you’re free

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released October 18, 2019
words and music by Scott Zareski
artwork/design by Scott Zareski

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Crafting soundscapes while conjugating verbs in an effort to exchange feelings kinetically.

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