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Blessings and Curses

from More Than the Sum by Patrice Taddonio

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A melodic folk-rock song about the importance of asking questions, and the clarifying power of empathy.

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I was young and so eager
You seemed to know best
About living and dying
And all of the rest

Well, you said the end's comin'
At a pretty good clip
So you'd better get ready
And prepare for the trip

But I wouldn't find / what I'd been lookin' for / until I looked away

Better stay on his good side
Pay distractions no mind
Because nothing is worse
Than to be left behind

But what about those
Who are left behind now?
Just outside of your vision
When I asked you, you frowned

And said they won't find / what they're lookin' for / if they live that way.

What do you feel?
Tell me, what do you feel
When you're casting a stone at the same time you kneel?

What do you gain?
Tell me, what do you gain
By singling out all the others by name?

Maybe doubt is a blessing
Maybe failure's no curse
Maybe kindness is better
Than a memorized verse

Maybe welcoming strangers
Means more than drawing lines
Maybe grace is much bigger
Than what you once defined

But I wouldn't find / what I'd been lookin' for / until I looked away

Now I greet you from someplace
That's both ancient and new
The dogma was false
But the rumors were true.

And for all of this teaching
There is only one test
Did you love those unlike you,
Or at least try your best?

What do you lose
Tell me, what do you lose
When you open your heart and you see past your rules?

Blessings and curses
They're one and the same
We knew this once
We will know it again.

Blessings and curses
They're one and the same
We knew this once
We will know it again.

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from More Than the Sum, track released March 20, 2017

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Patrice Taddonio Boston, Massachusetts

Patrice Taddonio is a singer-songwriter living in Boston, MA. Her music grapples with the complexities of trying to live a life that's meaningful in a world where immense beauty and tremendous suffering co-exist. With lyrics that probe yearning, hope, love, blame and forgiveness, her songs explore what it means to stay optimistic in the dark. ... more

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