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Easy to Live a Lie

from Birch Book (Volume I) by Birch Book

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lyrics

You knew it was bad in October
Thought you had nowhere else to go
Said in November you’re leaving
Got to get on the right track now
Said you’d be saving your money
Had to make good on some old debt
Said in some weeks you’d be ready
“Before twenty-one days I bet”

Why, oh why is it easy to live a lie?
How, oh how do you stay when you ought to go?

Spent your money for booze on the weekend
To make bearable the time
Floating along in Limbo
I’m sure it’s easier without a spine
Worried about all them people
Them that would be let down
Losing your life to the leeches
When you’re ought to be leaving town

Why, oh why is it easy to live a lie?
How, oh how do you stay when you ought to go?

You said it would be February
You’d be free before Valentine’s
Had so much more to get ready
While the weeks just go passing by
Sure, you’d be out end of March
Like you might have thought last fall
But the end of next month is a farce
It never really comes at all

You say it’s hard to think it out clear
Just don’t know what to do
As always there’s something there to fear
And as always it’s up to you
Ah, there’s always an excuse or other
For what never gets done
So, if it’s not worth the bother
I suppose I’m better off alone

Why, oh why is it easy to live a lie?
How, oh how do you stay when you ought to go?

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from Birch Book (Volume I), released December 11, 2015

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The enigmatic B’eirth is best known as the frontman for the psychedelic folk outfit In Gowan Ring. However, with his Birch Book project, he has moved away from the psychedelics and instead, opted for a simpler, more straightforward folk sound. The result, however, is still some pretty haunting — and haunted — music, thanks to B’eirth’s deft guitar-work and dreamy Nick Drake-esque vocals. - Opus ... more

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