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  1. The Bystander

From the recording Shades

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THE BYSTANDER
Dayna Manning © 2002 Her Bliss Up (SOCAN)

I read somewhere there was power for the people
But only if the people wanted it to be theirs
And I can’t remember the name of the boy
Who gave up his love to be free
But all I know is he’s free and alone

But I don’t know what I should say
Cause I said too much anyway
I’m just the bystander today

Here comes the pain of your unfulfilled dreams
That you can’t wrap your arms around right now
And I know a girl who regrets yesterday
But she’s more afraid of tomorrow
Cause she can’t see through all the clouds

But I don’t know what I should say
Cause I said too much anyway
I’m just the bystander today

And it has crossed my mind that from time to time
I should just close my eyes

I knew so much when I just didn’t know
Who I should be or where I should go
And it’s very hard when you try to argue
with someone whom you know is right, and I know

But I don’t know what I should say
Cause I said too much anyway
I’m just the bystander today
And I don’t know what I should be
Cause I’ve been too much today

© 2019 Dayna Manning. All rights reserved. This project is funded in part by FACTOR, the Government of Canada and Canada’s private radio broadcasters. Ce projet est financé en partie par FACTOR, le  gouvernement du Canada et les radiodiffuseurs privés du Canada. 

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