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lightest of swords

by puppeteer

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how difficult it is to sustain an intimate partnership

The image is of an 1862 painting by the Romantic painter George Frederic Watts entitled Sir Galahad.

lyrics

music and words C)2021

Giving comes in so many colors and sizes;
Thieving comes in much ulterior disguises.
And there's no Roget's
When love's turned away,
When love's burned away
All that words could say.
Dare you accuse lovers as liars,
With reassurances as cheap as investment advisers?
You both spent years
Building a castle of sand
That the tide took command
To let a beach reappear

If it came apart then was it ever solid?
Affairs of the heart change in the bat of an eyelid.
Groundings without trust
Are grounds of leaves and dust.
Kindness, absolution,
Mindfulness, ablution.
Commitment paves a road full of stones.
You walk alone and atone
With both hearts fused unbeknown.
The self must mute all that's angry and bored;
Love's not the easiest of chores, nor the lightest of swords.

credits

released September 11, 2021
all voices and instruments played by puppeteer except for the beautiful bass by Sandy Beales

song copyright with US Copyright Office, music performing and broadcasting rights managed by BMI, published digitally globally by CD Baby.

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puppeteer Chicago, Illinois

who is puppeteer? i grew up of American parents in Paris and London. i became a psychologist by career, remaining a music obsessive, writing songs when i could on bits of paper. raising a family prevented creative outlet of that nature. now, as a divorced skeleton, i spend time when i can writing and recording for this collection of songs, entitled Songs of Love and Earth. ... more

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