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A View from a Pier

from Patterns by Chris Koza

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wait i'm awake i'm awake i'm awake
I can hear the bombs dropping; I thought I was dreaming
amnesty poses, shifts in her clothing
and she wants to get shopping but nobody's stopping
guess i'll get on with my life
no one knows nothing it's not worth discussing
stop fussing and thinking
and watch the ships as they go by

people can change they can change they can change
no its not an illusion it just needs some practice
empathy doesn't exist in a vacuum
without a solution, without injustice
guess i'll stare into the sun
no one knows nothing that's not deconstructing
somebody's purpose
watch the ships as they go by

I don't hurry around pondering
money and stature, next fall's fashion
or that west coast feeling
no, I don't hurry round pondering
the limits of knowledge or blind reaction
or other human beings
no, I'll buy a ticket to Alcatraz
and see it for the sixth or seventh time
I'll buy a bag of M&M's
and watch the ships as they go by

wait i'm awake i'm awake i'm awake
I can feel my heart beating I can hear the phone ringing
ecstasy waits in a room of endorsements
of tight pants and short skirts of full plates and one church
and a choir sings along
but harmony's a problem when the key is an opinion
there's just so many questions
watch the ships as they go by

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from Patterns, released April 1, 2006

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Chris Koza Minneapolis, Minnesota

Both solo and with his band Rogue Valley, Chris Koza has supported and shared the stage with artists such as Brandi Carlile, Ingrid Michaelson, The Jayhawks, Neko Case, Kathleen Edwards, Dan Wilson, Stephen Kellogg, This is the Kit, and Tift Merritt, among others. His song (Rogue Valley) The Wolves and the Ravens was featured in Ben Stiller’s film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. ... more

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