"The Poet" - A music video by Robert Dada

"The Poet" - A music video by Robert Dada

Latest song/video for the "Down Time" video album project
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Lyrics:

The Poet

I am the lover of love in a world that believes in prostitution
So I'm looking for a hip priest who can give absolution
To a cynical soul who only sought to console
Through a series of deliberate acts of un-pious attrition

There's a war going on inside of me and I'm losing badly
I passionately feel everything yet I'm powerless, sadly
Spirit abdicates, I watch my last defenses capitulate
With no one left to clear the mine fields ahead of me

Words do everything and sometimes nothing at all
And often it's convenient for them to take the Fall
(Though it does happen all year long)
For the things we could never properly address

I'm the hater of hate in a world that believes in aggression
So I'm looking for a hip priest who can take my confession
From a cynical soul who long ago relinquished control
Through a series of self-imposed transgressions

There's an engine overheating that I need to throttle
Lately my pit crew has been a little orange bottle
If there's a better description for anxiety’s depiction
Then prescribe for me a much faster Rx car model

Words do everything and sometimes nothing at all
And often it's convenient for them to take the Fall
(Though it does happen all year long)
For the things we could never properly address