The Saddest Music In The World

from Protest Songs by Slumberwall

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I had someone specific in mind when writing this, but really, it could be anyone. At best, everyone. I like how the music changes on the last verse.
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Today i heard
the saddest music in the world
somewhere there
looking in your eyes

somewhere there
was the song they never play
the film they never show
like they don't even know it's there

in hollywood
there are riches in the street
music in the air
music everywhere

and none of it
means anything to me
all those squawks of liberty
daytime show celebrity

all those wasted lives
the songs that no one knows
all those wasted lives
are not some little show
they're not some tv show

today i heard
the saddest music in the world
somewhere there
deep within your eyes

in your eyes
is the song i long to hear
the film i wish you'd show
all the hurt i wish you'd share
in time

for all our wasted lives
are all we'll ever know
this is all we'll ever know
all our wasted lives:
the riches that we own
these are the riches that we own
these are the riches that we own
these are the riches that we own
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from Protest Songs, released September 11, 2009

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