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Circle the Wagons

from Demos and Delights by Brian Harper

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Now the tempest has receded
Soldiers march off toward the sun
With all we've bargained and conceded
It's hard to tell who won

You take yours, and I'll take mine
In a zero sum truce
When you put your heart on the line
There's much to gain but more to lose

I don't know how to walk from here
How to walk from here
Even though it's all been said, so much remains unclear
So much remains unclear
I lay my love to rest
In so doing I bury my best

I'd like to show you what you're missing
But I can't reach out to you
Bursts of affection bring resentment
What's a bitter man to do?

Sometimes I wonder if you're happy
Sometimes I don't give a damn
How can I separate all we shared
From the person I now am?

I don't know how to walk from here
How to walk from here
Even though it's all been said, so much remains unclear
So much remains unclear
I lay my love to rest
In do doing I bury my best...

...to carry on without looking o'er your shoulder
Best not to beat your breast cursing her name
The world is hard enough
There's no need to make it colder
Ruminating about who's to blame

Like all things, we will pass on
From each other torn but freed
I will still circle the wagons
Should you find yourself in need

Taking hurt but also wisdom
We who live must change and grow
Never losing who we once were
Bearing each self as we go

I don't know how to walk from here
How to walk from here
Even though it's all been said, so much remains unclear
So much remains unclear
I lay my love to rest
In so doing I bury my best

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from Demos and Delights, released December 22, 2013
Piano and Vocals: Brian Harper
Engineering: Jared Guess

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Brian Harper Chicago, Illinois

Brian Harper has been playing music since he was a young child. In 2010 and 2011, he recorded his first CD, Young Love, providing all of the vocals and the majority of the instrumentation on the album’s eight tracks. He has lived in South Africa and Peru and performed and taught music in these places as well. You can hear his music and read his writing at www.brianharper.net. ... more

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