InBetween

from Trying by The Ruralists

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If life’s a joke
I’ve always hoped
the laugh behind it is divine
And we’ve just misread the room
And what’s the point
Was not the point at all
It was too small
And the laughter was the truth

Is it a joke to be alive
Is it so serious to die
It seems to me
the truth is always somewhere in between

But here’s the problem
What I want is to believe
with all my being
In a sure and certain path
A guarantee
That all the choices that I make
Will lead me right
Like life is only simple math

Wouldn’t it be nice?
If all the wrongs and rights
Were clear to me
Instead of always somewhere in between

When I was young
I only wanted to be old
Though I am told
That the opposite is true
But when I am old
I want to say I’ve loved it here
All of these years
And I’m not worried that it’s through

Most times they look the same
Tears of joy and tears of paint
And it might be
That they are always somewhere in between

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from Trying, released April 7, 2023

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