The Divide

by J.S. Mahlon

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Why's every wall they make just eggshell on plaster
do these old daubing bastards
know a shadow is hard enough to get away from

Somewhere inside himself is a hole the size of Texas
and once there was a nexus
but the one side couldn't forgive
the older one for getting so soft

and slowly you did lose them for awhile
years on years, trying to bridge that divide

That's his older brother there yea he makes all the money
and you make all the friends
but it's harder than ever to keep em'
now that the years don't linger on so soft

and slowly you did lose them for awhile
farther they kept rolling
you just stand there and sigh
watching young men and young women
getting on with their lives
wondering when I might have stepped off
might have gave up the divide

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released April 4, 2020
Written by J.S. Mahlon

Donald Johnson - Vocals
Elizabeth Whittenhall - Vocals
Evan Pinter - Slide Guitar/Piano
Jake Schweitzer - Vocals/Acoustic Guitar
Zack Schweitzer - Vocals

Recorded by J.S. Mahlon and Evan Pinter
Mixed by Evan Pinter
Mastered by Donald Johnson

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