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A Quick Ride (Precious and Real)

from Poppies by Scott Radway

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lyrics

Bits of words on yellow paper
Vanilla twist and cherry vapor
Postcards that you mailed to yourself
Buy real estate upon the shelf

It's ancient history that dinosaurs once walked the earth and died away
It's hard to believe but we wear their dirt upon our sleeve
And the cycle always goes that way

We're only here for a quick ride
But no one's taken up the wheel
We're only here for a quick ride
Feeling oh so precious and real

There's no need to analyze, no call for a compromise
Bang the door, rattle the locks, feels just like electric shocks

It's ancient history that kings and queens once lived like they had nothing to lose
But even gold will rust, they turned to dust and fill the cracks beneath our shoes

(chorus)

I don't really need to dissect every word
Or launch a formal study of attraction
To know this rhetoric will largely go unheard
Replace by irritation and a call to action

One day we'll shed impermanence and spend eternity up on display
'Cause time erodes and cracks, and soon we'll all be artifacts to gaze upon on holiday
Or catalog and put away

(chorus)

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from Poppies, released March 22, 2024
SR - vocals, keys, guitar, drums
Tom Murphy - electric bass

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Scott Radway Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Scott Radway is a songwriter and composer from Philadelphia, PA. A former writing and performing member of Polkadot Cadaver and El Creepo, he has provided scores for film, videogames, advertisements, and live performance. Previously he worked with the groups Tub Ring, Now Soon Nowhere, and Divided Sky. He has five pop-oriented solo albums, and two albums of soundtrack work. ... more

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