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lyrics

I turn my face to the wall
though I still hear your call
it's time to let you go
It's way past time, I know

Far too short your lifetime here
reason fails to make it clear
why did you leave so soon?
leaving me alone with the moon

Why do we love and
leave? How do we make it
past All of the empty
days til we rejoin at
last?
[violin bridge 4 bars]

Days still drag, and nights pass slow
when your heart is ebbing low
while you sleep in death's embrace
I no longer see your face

Friends say I'm the lucky one
living here beneath the sun
doesn't feel like that to me
I am trapped while you are free

Why do we love and
leave? How do we make it
past All of the empty
days til we rejoin at
last?

[spoken over bridge]
I try to be grateful for
our time together.
But mostly feel cheated
that it wasn't longer
I hope wherever you are
you are happy and free
remember me
and someday
I'll find you again

Why do we love and
leave? How do we make it
past All of the empty
days til we rejoin at
last? Why do we love and
leave? How do we make it
past All of the empty
days til we rejoin at
last?

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from Sacred/Profane (RPM Challenge 2011), released February 26, 2011
Vocal, strings - Betty Widerski
piano, organ - Midi programmed by Betty Widerski

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Reverse Polish Notation (Betty Widerski) Boston, Massachusetts

Reverse Polish Notation showcases violinist/violist Betty Widerski's original instrumental compositions as she improvises over her own multivoiced accompaniments, generated live via a looping pedal. Her creatively impromptu solo performance has been described as soothing, hypnotic & fascinating. Betty also composes instrumental & vocal pieces, as well as string arrangements for others' songs. ... more

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