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About inspiration and its masochistic character.

Written September 1999. Mark Doroba and the drummer's parts recorded in 2000, with my bass added 2001. Completed in January 2010, with me playing lead acoustic guitar for once, since Mark D. had the rhythm adequately covered.

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Only once in a great while do I emit this kind of field
Only once in a great while are my motives so revealed
Only twice in a lifetime does one get this close to God
And I’m not being born now

Only once in a great while do I feel this kind of pain
Only once in a great while is my future laid out plain
Only once in a season do I feel such inspiration
And I’m not feeling bored now

And who’d ya think would drive you insane?
With your folks so far away from you now
And who would leave you runnin’ away
When your woman is secure with you
Who’s the focus now for your rage
When no one bullies you or sullies you
Or cheats or beats or screws or fails you?

And with half a mind in study and with half off in a fog
Do you expect to build an edifice while playing with the dog?
You can make your own decisions; you’ve more freedom than before
‘Cause you’ve almost charred the bridges
Built by ones you’ve made before

Only once in a great while do my far-off days seem near
Only once in a great while is my malady so clear
Only once every year or so do I drop my head and cry
But I’m not feeling long now

Only once in a great while do I spasm when I walk
Only once in a great while do I stutter when I talk
Only once every few days will I exaggerate the way I feel

credits

from The Sinking and the Aftermath (Songs From the Year 2000), released May 27, 2016
Mark L.: vocals, acoustic guitars, bass
Mark Doroba: electric guitars
David Thibodeau: drums

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