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Captive of One

from Ghosts & Whispers by Mike Stocksdale

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I am a fool shouting out to a crowd
where everyone's watching and I'm on the spot
can't say if anyone really believes me
but I'd rather be here than not taking a shot
you are the sun breaking out of the clouds
when my valley is dark as the night
I am a flower shut tight in the morning
that begins open when I feel your light

hold on tight set a course for the future
who knows what might be in store
that's the thrill of it all

I am a swimmer and you are the ocean
there's no way to control you but I'm glad to be there
you are a fire and I am the forest
I know I should run but can't get nowhere
you are a road and I am the traveller
no choice but to use you when it's time leave
you are the wheels babe and I am a window
you're always moving but I let you breathe

hold on tight set a course for the future
who knows what might be in store
that's the thrill of it all

what is this power I hold in my hand
it keeps making me do things I don't understand
I keep staring inside it like it's got all I need
but the only thing in there is trouble for me
so what do we ask in this age of no answers
well there's plenty of answers but who knows what's right
I stopped asking questions, that's one solution
and polluted my mind watching tik Tok all night
in the morning got high on a strong cup of coffee
that's all I needed to get over you
I wrote ten thousand words 'fore my arrogance faded
and odds are I'll end up with a good one or two

hold on tight set a course for the future
who knows what might be in store
that's the thrill of it all

If this is a war then you’ve already won
but I’ll fight a battle til my weapons are gone
and I’ll take a beating til the daylight has come
and wake up beside you a captive of one

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from Ghosts & Whispers, released September 7, 2023

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