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When the thing you can’t remember is the thing you can’t forget
When you’re stuck inside the notion that you haven’t happened yet
And you’re dialed in to something but you’re not sure what it is
There’s a tiger in the bushes. There’s a stranger on the ridge.

When you’re witnessing the things that you can’t follow and can’t name
Things that awe you and then break you with a special sort of shame
And you’re chasing after something but you really aren’t sure what
There’s a fable for this moment, but it didn’t make the cut.

When the faded blue umbrella can’t protect you anymore
From a sky that’s always falling and a rain that isn’t pure
And you’re on the verge of something that seems bitter at the root
Baby, thoughts are just like clouds. They’re passing things. They’re not the truth.

When you’re standing on the sidewalk with an open hand and heart
At the mercy of the strangers who walk by and then depart
You’re not really at their mercy, and you never really were.
You are grace. You are a shepherd. You’re the teacher. You’re the cure.

You are all these things and none of them, depending on the day.
And love will only break your heart — at least that’s what they say.
In the end, though, it’s the only thing. It’s shining like the sun.
And it’s rising like that river on the day you came undone.

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from Better Than That, released December 16, 2016
Music and lyrics by Patrice Taddonio

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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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