The Search for Permanence

from (Not a)Live in 1984 by The Max Julius

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In my life I find
Doubt is ever present
Like the cathedral bell

That in the town when it rings
It seems that the sound is pleasant
But it means someone’s hell

I didn’t leave, I
Didn’t leave, I
Didn’t leave, I lied

I didnt sleep, I
Don’t sleep, I
Didn’t sleep, I die

I don’t mean to
Be like this, I
Just can’t try

Even Christ had to lie in his grave
Got tired fast, got his ass bailed out in just three days
Like him, I am searching for escape
The search for permanence was a big, big mistake

I wish that God had made me
Just to be your lover
But he ain’t a lovin’ guy

Instead he made me just
to grow in age and pass away
Aint that some unkind?

I don’t want to
Mislead you
Its hard to have you see

That I can’t keep you
You can’t keep me
All this keepin is a dream

How can I have you when
I cannot hold you?
There is no permanent thing

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from (Not a)Live in 1984, released February 10, 2013

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