Pen and Ink

from The Seven Years Between by Frederick the Victorious

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Write me a story little boy, I’m at a loss for words…could you please take this pen and guide it to the paper. Tell them how it all came to be, among the beggars and the thieves, tell them how we all find each other and the things we dreamed turn
to the things we see.

Paint me a picture little boy, my hand’s no longer steady…take the brush and guide it to the canvas. Show them all the things you’ve seen, though they’ll never understand the splendor. It would be cruel to deny them of just an image of the life you lived.

Sing us a song now little boy, our voices have grown tired…lift your body and guide your melody towards us. Serenade them all tonight; let them hear the sound of your music. For tomorrow we will be gone…dust to dust and ashes to ashes.

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from The Seven Years Between, track released July 26, 2013

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Frederick the Victorious New York, New York

Just speak easy, speak your mind, take your time. The words you wait to say are always the best kind.

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