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At Night, In The Park

from A Modern Passion by Laptop Philharmonic

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I'd never seen Him look so scared
How His body seemed to fold
Sweat like black blood drops from His head
As the night was growing cold

In a voice that strained and cracked
Under the weight of what would follow
Praying it would not come to pass:
▏ "Save me from tomorrow,
▏ But what You want
▏ Not what I want"

Why could I not stay awake
When He needed me the most
And all He asked of me
Was to keep watch at my post?

I think maybe I was traumatised
To see Him so undone
But my exhausted, heavy eyes
He opened, saying:
▏ "Here they come!
▏ Up and let's go
▏ Up and let's go"

How - after everything?
Why - after all we'd seen?
Is it any wonder that I snapped?
A rogue firework into a crowd all sparks and cracks
Smacking hard, nasty and fast
Until my Master said
Until my Master said:

▏ "Stop what you're doing
▏ Lest you forget
▏ Those who live violently
▏ Die violent deaths
▏ This is their time now
▏ This has to be
▏ As it is written it must
▏ Happen to me"

He healed the ear I smashed up and said:

▏ "Am I some dangerous
▏ Terrorist thug?
▏ Why have you brought with you
▏ Switch blades and clubs?
▏ You could have caught
▏ Me any day
▏ I was no threat
▏ Why are you
▏ Afraid?"

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from A Modern Passion, released November 10, 2021

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Progressive, piano-led electronic music act. Survivor of 10 hours of brain surgery. Christian.

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