Track 4 from MAYBE WALTZ EP, by Patrick Porter (2005)
lyrics
CORDWOOD AND SPARK
(Lyrics by Patrick Porter c. 2005)
Falling to pieces
Without religion
Falling to pieces
Without reprieve
I hate to say it
But if I got a future
It's a cordwood and spark
I used to feel like
An upcoming world-beater
I used to feel like
I would be king
But I was an idiot
And if I feel like anything
It's a cordwood and spark
I've seen hells
There'll be more to see
Nothing but darkness
Coming at me
You'll be a genius
You'll be a rock star
You'll be a writer
And you'll get all the girls
But you're just an idiot
So don't quit your day job
As a cordwood and spark
credits
from Maybe Waltz EP,
track released January 6, 2005
Patrick Porter (All instruments and vocals)
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