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The Grim

from The Grim by Geoff Barone

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Lyrics:

I - "THE GRIM"

We love you
We miss you
We warned you
Goodbye
We’ll hear you in a passing conversation

We love you
We need you
We’ll join you
Sometime

Did you get your chance?
Did you even bother?
Before the Grim came and took our brother
Did he have a choice?
Did he have a prayer?
For the grim he doesn’t care

Shudder to live
Shudder to dream
These are the circumstances I’m considering

II – "CONSIDERING THE CIRCUMSTANCES"

You’ve had long enough
Now it’s time to go
Take your work home with you
Don’t forget to turn off the lights before you’re through

Considering the circumstances now
Best not to know
I’m considering the circumstances now
Let it rest

(let him rest)

Considering the circumstances now
Best not to know
I’m considering the circumstances now
Let it rest
Considering the circumstances now
Best not to know

III - "OOH SKIP"

Little Skippy Anderson, waiting for the bus
Waiting for the mourning to come
Little Skippy Anderson, you’re taking too damn long
Are you waiting for your time in the sun?

All of the days and all of the ways
They’ve all disappeared in seconds to dust
C’est la vie. C’est la mort
Guess you had to go
Guess you had to leave us lonely


IV – "A GREAT WAY TO RUIN A GOOD DAY"

“C’mon what the f.....!!!”

There ya go you did it again
You let them get the best of you my friend
I said it once I’ll say it again
You were never cut out for the shit
You pose. You posture. You deflect. You foster
When life confronts you in your face.
You find something else to worry about.

Oh no, I hear him coming closer
Lord I’m not ready. I’m not ready for this storm
Father why have you forsaken me?
What a great way to ruin a good day!

I can’t help but smile, that you think you’re steering the ship.
You think you’re in control? You’re sitting on his lap you bitch
You fool. You clown. Stand in the corner and don’t make a sound
Because no one would hear you anyway, would they?
WOULD THEY!!?!??!!?

Oh no, I hear him coming closer
Lord I’m not ready. I’m not ready for this storm
Father why have you forsaken me?
A great way to ruin a good day!

V – "DWELL IN THE DUST"

“Ha ha ha! Fooled you!
First you were swimming in sand, now you’re dwelling in the dust!”

Welcome to my world
How do you like it so far?
Make yourself comfortable. Grab a drink, grab a chair

“You’ll be here for awhile and by for “awhile” I mean FOREVER!”

We are sorry. We didn’t mean to scare you
BOO!

The slower the knife
The longer the sleep
The slower the life
The longer you’ll dream

This all your doing
This all by your design
So sleep in the bed that you’ve made
And be happy to dwell in the dust next to all of us


VI - "A GRIM REPRISE"

We loved you
We missed you
We warned you
Goodbye

“Did you get your chance?
Did you even bother?
Before the grim came and took our brother”

Did you get your chance?
Did you even bother?
Before the grim came and took our brother
Did he have a choice?
Did he have a prayer?
For the grim he never cared...

You’ve had long enough
Now it’s time to go...

“Bye!”

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from The Grim, released October 23, 2020

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Geoff Barone Buffalo, New York

Geoff Barone is a composer and multi-instrumentalist. He writes and records out of his home studio releasing self-produced instrumental and concept albums. He also writes and composes for TV,Film & Video games as well is a well versed performer and singer-songwriter. ... more

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