Name: Building
Duration: P00H03M48S
Description: Written last summer. Inspired by Seth Rollins.

Building

from A Dude in a Room by Michael Garrity

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Written last summer. Inspired by Seth Rollins.

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Better living through bad dreams
You've been losing your smoke screen
So make a promise to fix things
Anything to feel redeemed

Cause I don't get those side effects
Of being pure
A total wreck
I'm not upset
Just looking for the cure
It's not something you just undo
It's held together with crazy glue
It's my shield and armor
It's lighter than a feather

Falling for the compromise
Only trick you haven't tried
We're all building to better lives
Always thought we despised

But I don't get those side effects
Of being pure
A total wreck
I'm not upset
Just looking for the cure
It's not something you just undo
It's held together with crazy glue
It's my shield and armor
It's lighter than a feather

I used to have a simple role
It's good to know what you're needed for
I used to have a simple role

Cashing in on my big dreams
Trying to be the best me
Tell the truth, it's so boring
I'm getting tired of poor me

But I don't get those side effects
Of being pure
A total wreck
I'm not upset
Just looking for the cure
It's not something you just undo
It's held together with crazy glue
It's my shield and armor
It's lighter than a feather

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from A Dude in a Room, track released May 23, 2016
Michael Garrity - Guitar/Bass/Vocals/Drums

Recorded by Michael Garrity

Mixed and mastered by Rick Riggs at Handwritten Recording in Chicago

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Michael Garrity Chicago, Illinois

I live in Chicago and try to record as much as I can. I'll put it on this Web page when it's ready to go.

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