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Paula Pr​ä​ktig - The Man in Red

from Irreloquent by Stephen Wordsmith

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A tribute to one of the few forces that can bring me to stop and think. Perhaps this song will do the same for you.

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The man in red is not the sort for acting without thinking
However fast you're going friend, he must insist you pause
And it is of no importance just how many minutes late you are
No matter what you think you're worth, you've got no worthy cause

CHORUS
And when I meet the man in red
He issues me a challenge
To take these seconds, take them slow
To take these seconds, take them slow
And for an eyelid's single blink
I cease to do and start to think
Until another guy appears
And says
OK
It's time to go

The man in red's a faithful friend although I rarely want him
He corners me on corners, gently stops me in my path
Pulls me away from the present, pulls the curtain from infinity
He doesn't even bat an eyelid as he suffers from my wrath

CHORUS

BRIDGE
I stand upon the sidewalk
As the seconds start to add
I think a little further
On each thought I've ever had
Then I sit upon the sidewalk
As the minutes start to add
And I think a little further
On each thought I've ever had
Now I'm lying on the sidewalk
As the hours start to add
And I'm still thinking further
On each thought I've ever had

CHORUS x2

It's time to go
What are you still doing here?
Move it already, would you?

The man in red is not the sort to stay where he's not wanted
He'll give you all the time you need and not one moment more
He spends his time with you in only stillness and in silence
And holds the door to all that's next and all that went before

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from Irreloquent, released September 22, 2022
Lyrics by Stephen Wort
Vocals, composition and all instruments by Paula Präktig (paula-aliina.weebly.com)
Mastered by Thomas Meidell

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