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WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?

from DEMOS by Rick Berlin

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I guess, as the cliche goes, it’s not the answers, it’s the questions. The, ahem, UN-answered, that matter most. I’m at sea at best, though I have certain spiritual (albeit unproven) inclinations.

‘There’s only 2 or 3 things that you need to learn, and it takes an entire lifetime to learn them. And they are not written down.’ - Hemingway (loosely quoted).

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WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?

what’s it all about?
i don’t have
an answer
what’s it all about?

as Hamlet would say
that is the question
a page in a book
a life, a love
torn from the binding
floating t the ground

what’s it all about?
i don’t know
anything
what’s it all about?

knock doubt off
the pedestal
keep yr head down
move forward
don’t think about it
ya won’t have t
face the music

I can’t cry
cuz I’m at work
im w my friend
i can’t tell the truth
n i can’t lie

what’s it all about?
i’ll make up
something
what’s it all about?

my mom is gone
n so’s my dad
so are too many
i’ve loved
gone
but where?
happy in The Force
may it be with them?

i’m at work
n i can’t cry
im w my friend
i can’t
tell the truth
n i can’t lie

what’s it all about?
i don’t have
an answer
what’s it all about?

do i need a guru
should i read the bible
none of it makes sense

what’s it all about?
i don’t know
anything
what’s it all about?
i’ll make up
something
what’s it all about?
i don’t have
an answer
what’s it all about?

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from DEMOS, released November 18, 2012
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A giant on the Boston music scene. His colorful songwriting + strong stage presence have influenced countless other artists since the early 1970s. He continues to make music w/ intelligence + integrity, building an international reputation around his knotty, singular piano playing, straight-from-the-heart singing and a style of character-based songwriting that's drawn comparisons to Waits + Cohen ... more

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