Walking the wire

from All Night Before the World Began by Bill Angus and the Mighty Ways

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Walking the wire

At seven years old
I fell for the music
And the wild eyed singers of songs
Oh they were strange
But strange in a beautiful way
I tried to follow along

And it became all I ever wanted
To play that desire
Oh without them we’d never started
Walking the wire

And more than one could call up an ocean or break the heart of the boys
Now they are gone
Gone is the dream of the day and their unholy noise

Think of the feet to walk on these stages
The voices for hire
When the applause was all of their wages
Walking the wire

I got caught up with wandering monsters and thieves in the night
Meanwhile they took the emotional load
Fought on with the fight

Over real historical forces
Balanced promethean fire
Only the brave ever endorses walking the wire

So to all the heroes of music, overlooked or underhired
It's for you we carry the dream of the day
And still walk the wire.

Because there is truth in all those emotions
Birthed in the fire
And what we do is second the motions
walking the wire

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from All Night Before the World Began, released July 11, 2022

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