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Rise & Fall of a Grown Man

from Winter Songs by Carl Mendes

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On the day that I was born
The beginnings of someone
Were still pure and I was poor
So I cried ‘till I could no more

My tears washed away the blood
The beginnings of a flood
That would never ever fade
Not if only for a day

In the dawn there came the child
Another useless animal that made it’s way

I grew strong and I grew wise
Bursting through this world of lies
They would only laugh and say
“You won’t last another day”

But I did last more than that
And I must say with some regret
I’m not proud of what I became
Résumé is but a stain

Couldn’t choose among the crap
I could only choose among what I could aim

My skin turned to shades of grey
The grown man was now afraid
So unsure the man he wept
Afraid to face another day

But the days they never back
Useless to deny the fact
That somehow the days still turn
Unaware of your concerns

You may cry, but not today
‘Cause this time your tears won’t wash the blood away

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from Winter Songs, released March 1, 2010

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Carl Mendes Alcácer Do Sal, Portugal

CARL MENDES is a musician from the portuguese south coast.

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