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How could you know
100 or so months ago
the vistas you would show
to a man bloodless like snow

sinking so low and so quick?

I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know!
There was no way just to say, ‘Hello’
My friend – never end – can you mend? I depend
on the flow of the blood from the feel of your hand

I demanded life, you only sent me a heart wrapped in song
I thought love could only last so long
I am wrong

Honestly your youth, your uncouth set me free
Now I need to know just for me
How could you look upon me,
‘pon my heart despite all history,

slavery, tragedy of a nation
brought to your doorstep by the Caucasian
It had to come up on frequent occasion
but love me? You drenched me with no hesitation

Disharmony dragged me down
The sun rose and you were not to be found
Among the throng
I said I was glad – I am wrong

I am wrong

I am wrong
I am wrong
I see you smile and I feel steel skyscraper strong

Now do you know how it feels to watch you grow,
to dance to your very own show,
to see you smiling across the snow?
And every weekend you let the winds

blow, the winds blow, the winds blow
There was no way just to say, ‘Hello’
My friend – never end – can you mend? I depend
on the flow of the blood from the feel of your hand

I demanded life,
you only sent me a heart wrapped in song
You thought love could only last so long – I am wrong

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from Eric Blowtorch and his Superpowers Flame On​!​!, released December 1, 1999

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Eric Blowtorch Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Singer/guitarist/songwriter Eric Blowtorch sings, plays, and writes reggae, ska, rocksteady, soul, rock 'n' roll, funk, Latin, disco, hip-hop, Anglo-Afropop, and jazz songs with rhythm, melody, passion, and original comic timing. E. B. plays solo, in small combos, and with a band, Eric Blowtorch and the Bodyguards. ... more

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