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FICTIONAL LIVES

from 7 SONGS AND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS by VELVET ASHES

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I’ve seen you walking, pushing a stroller
It’s been a thousand years or a bit more
You’ve got some more wrinkles, in the eyes still a twinkle
There’s now a grey streak in your once pitchblack hair

I know you’ve been round, seeing the world
It seems to me that you’ve seen enough
You’ve got yourself married, you’ve got 16 children
But you don’t have me, now that’s hard to ignore

Who would you be if you had chosen me
Would I be true if I had chosen you
Who would you be if you had chosen me
Would I be true if I had chosen you

We’d live in a castle, have plenty of servants
A waiter would fall in love with you
I’d go fishing daily and play ukulele
And wouldn’t care we’d be drifting apart

We’d grow old together, look after each other
Have cats and dogs and a budgerigar
I’d sprinkle the lawn while you pickle a swan
That would keep our bellies full for a year

Who would you be if you had chosen me
Would I be true if I had chosen you
Who would you be if you had chosen me
Would I be true if I had chosen you

We’d live on the streets, hustle for food
You’d carry a sickly child in your arms
Wearing rags, looking for shelter
A dying spark of hope in our hearts

Who would you be if you had chosen me
Would I be true if I had chosen you
Who would you be if you had chosen me
Would I be true if I had chosen you

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from 7 SONGS AND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, released April 17, 2012

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Velvet Ashes Winterthur, Switzerland

Velvet Ashes have been playing in the field of acoustic singer-songwriter Indie folk since 2009. Influenced by a wide range of music styles but without being restricted by any one of them, guitar, mandolin, violin and bass underpin the mostly two-part vocal line. The song texts unfold tales of heart-wrenching tragedy and subtle comedy that could have been taken from real life. ... more

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