My dad wasn't the most academic writer, but he really loved finding clever ways to tell stories. His eyes would practically well up when he had a cute, or funny idea to share. To me this text is about overcoming self-pity through experience... what do you think?

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______________"LEO"______________
My dad, Leo, died unexpectedly on February 8, 2017 and left behind a handful of creative writings. I set four of them to music and wrote four of my own as a reflection on his life, our relationship, and loss. "Leo" is partly a posthumous album- I hope that by listening to this you might get a glimpse of who my dad was and how much he's missed. Much peace, much love.
_____________LYRICS_____________
You look at things all inside out
That simple smile you hide behind
A victim of life you always pout
Looking for salvation you can’t find

Spitting out things that don’t have taste
Looking up names that owe you favors
Blowing back love thinking it’s a waste
Languishing from the hate that you savor

Don’t stop crying till the pain is gone
Let it put you right back where you belong
Don’t try making sense out of this
Keep holding on keep holding on

You fall from an opaque reality of truth
Like the windless day that flies no kite
The smoke from a burning fire- it lets loose
Blanketing its fury and blinding your sight

Yet you begin to sense a change in space
Remembering a dream in your mind that danced
Was it real or just an imagined safe place
If you believe in change is it worth the chance

Chorus: --

Break through the wall that you built with fear
Surrender to feelings that clutch your heart
The small voice inside is what you should hear
It will help lead you outside to a fresh new start

Slipping sliding reaching and crawling
Oh working through that old hateful pain
Like a new born baby fighting and bawling
What was once crazy now is sane
___________CREDITS___________
Lyrics by Leo (1, 3, 5, 7) and Dan (2, 4, 6, 8) Collins

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Drums...........Reuben Garza: drumsbyrg@gmail.com
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Mastering.....Jim DeMain: [ Ссылка ]

Music, piano, percussion, recording, production, etc. by Dan Collins: [ Ссылка ]

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