Archipelago

from Mean Every Word by Pure Joy

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We all together in the act hopping in a gunny sack;
Journey's end, we lay a patch.
Does it seem right to put up a vicious fight?
Such competitive nature rains on the brightness of community.

I can see the path I choose to take.
I read the simple credo of a man on a bench in the park down near the Broadway

Bridging the gap between the right and the wrong, I pick my fight
To maintain a guileless plight, but stay protected.
Will I ever find the germ of a true forbearance
Free of contamination and vogue mythology?

I try to keep my head screwed on straight
But often I run away with my desires:
It's a dream in the pipeline that leads to the sea

And I want off this archipelago,
And I will build a raft to wherever I can go.
And I want off this archipelago,
I've been cast away too long

Soar well above the rising shit, be a pillar of true grit,
Persevere and never quit.

O conscience and truth, let your beacon be my guide.
Never ever compromise.

And I want off this archipelago,
And I will find the soil where all my seeds will grow.
And I want off this archipelago,
I've been cast away too long.

Courtesy will root me well
Integrity, now ring them bells
Never ever compromise.
Sing all the notes of self-control
Indomitable spirit, soar!
Thank you, Austin. I am sad we never met.

And I want off this archipelago,
And I will brave the ocean's raging tempest roar
And I want off this archipelago,
I've been cast away too long.

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from Mean Every Word, released August 14, 2012
© Robin Wright

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