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When I Thought You Were

from Songs to Old Burdens by Pale Mara

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What color is the time that I forgot?
My mother she tells me that it happened, the worst case hit

My brother wasn't well so she took him by herself while I slept
When I woke up they were gone

My father was at home but he was in Hell
He dreamed of assassins choking him out in nightly scenes

I was four in the dark and I labored I pushed him
Tried to wake him tried to wake him then resigned

Fear's a four letter word
Pain's a four letter word
But so is dead
I was four when I thought
You were dead then I thought
At least I thought you were
When I thought you were

My mother later returned she relates to me
Outside the old screen door someone sat crying on the marble steps

My mother felt all the guilt and the anger at my father
Who was drowned in a bottle full of fear

Fear's a four letter word
Pain's a four letter word
But so is dead
I was four when I thought
You were dead then I thought
At least I thought you were
When I thought you were
When I thought you were
When I thought you were

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from Songs to Old Burdens, released May 30, 2020

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Pale Mara Brooklyn, New York

Pale Mara is an exciting endeavor born from hearts of Lee and Al. Hailing from the north and south, and winding up in Brooklyn, their music is a passionate alchemy of the old and the new- blending the beauty of musical tradition with a restless and adventurous spirit. ... more

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