Name: Por Qué
Duration: P00H05M08S
Description: Another very old song of mine. In the several years since I first wrote it, "Por Qué" has seen very little change. I felt it was a fitting end to this record. If anyone is still reading this, thanks for listening.

Por Qué

from Violins by Brady O'Keefe

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Another very old song of mine. In the several years since I first wrote it, "Por Qué" has seen very little change. I felt it was a fitting end to this record. If anyone is still reading this, thanks for listening.

lyrics

Bury me next to my dog,
to serve my sentence there,
under our backyard.
But, leave a shovel in my arms.
I'll wake up & I'll carve a hole into my heart,
a tunnel to the stars.

Why a milky way so great?
Why an ocean dug so deep?
Why this frame of time for me?
& why this tiny galaxy?
Why the stars that I can't see,
why the light years in between
& why a heaven out of reach?

A species cursed, but we'll maintain
a stranger's wave is not so strange,
a mother's love that knows no range.
So, give us pistols, give us planes.
Give us hope that we might change.
Give us time to try again.
Give us wine made from the rain.

My obituary's gallery:
One newborn, on elderly.
& what a shame; this age may look the best on me.
I'm scared I'll work these days away
while my puppy's turning grey.
But, I'll be back, for her, to stay,
but, I'll never live to see that day.
There's no way.

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from Violins, released March 19, 2018
Lovely harmony vocals sung by the lovely Marli Delaney.

All instrumentation recorded and produced by Brady O'Keefe

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