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The Strength of Two

from Barren Land by Allister Thompson

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To some life is a joyful time
But to him it was a burden to bear
It arrives in light and so soon fades way
These thoughts they are burned in my mind
These thoughts are burned in my mind

In the prisons we create with our lives
In mansions, apartments and slums
We try to find answers to why we’re alive
Somebody told him it had to be love
Somebody told him it must be love

On the day he ended his life
The night fell on him so hard
There was no one to answer his last sobbing cry
No one to hold out a hand
Why didn’t I hold out a hand?

I knew he was tired of being alone
His weakness had put out the fire
He couldn’t stand the anguish of his own thoughts
He’d already been in the void
He’d already been in the void

We need each other
We can’t stand alone
I’m afraid if I did, my world would fall down
Just like him, emptiness screams in my ears
To survive do I need the strength
To survive do I need the strength of two

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from Barren Land, released September 30, 2020

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This is the place to meet the psychedelic, progressive, ambient, and folk/rock music of Allister Thompson released under his own name and as The Gateless Gate, Sons of Birches, Twilight Fields, and Khan Tengri.

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