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Complicated

from Rubedo by Don Paris Schlotman

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Do you remember, when we were kids in school
Late September, the teacher told us not to break rules
I surrendered - to slowly kill myself like a fool
And now I wonder if they ever knew
Now we’re older and those lessons have all faded
Even harder when you make yourself downgraded
But no one ever said it would be easy that’s true

Do you ever miss those halcyon days?
Or have they all melted into a haze
A quick score and an easy lay
Mind numbed in a hedonistic daze

And now – I’m thinking of years gone by
And how – I include those moments of rank and file
And all those pretty things that still catch my eye
It’s no wonder we ended up so high
Now we really shouldn’t bow down to the jaded
It doesn’t really have to be so damn complicated
No one ever said it would be easy but you should try

Stop living in some bygone phase
You never seem to get it right anyway
No such thing as the good old days
Try living in the current time and place

When I was younger, life seemed so god damned hard
Just last December, it was also pretty fucking hard
I remember that it was both smiles and scars
Sometimes I wonder how I made it this far
Now we’re older and those lessons haven’t faded
Even harder when things seem so complicated
I’m not fooling myself about that part

Do you ever miss those halcyon days?
Or have they all melted into a cloudy haze
A quick score on a triple play
Mind numbed in a hedonistic daze

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from Rubedo, released June 22, 2010

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Don Paris Schlotman Brooklyn, New York

Don Paris Schlotman is a Brooklyn-based solo musician.

The seventh son of a lightning bolt and a mountain lion. Plays music the way some people fall over. His artificial left eye can see 4 seconds into the future.

Past:
bass in neo-noir band Toshio; bass/synth in Brian Bonz & The Major Crimes; guitar and vocals in Dolphins Don't Love; bass and vocals in The Sky Captains of Industry; more ... more

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