Storyteller's Son

from Mondegreen by Trouble the Waters

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I am a story teller’s son
Heard them tall tales since life begun
Soaked ‘em up like words from god
For fear of hell if I did not,
So I told my father’s “truths”
To save them all from hells abuse
Just to find out that we got the story wrong

So I grabbed my father’s gun
For my world no longer spun
I surveyed a fatal spot, but that same fear forbade the shot
There went my youth and my fighting, nail and tooth,
To prove the truth of the falsehoods we had spawned.
Oh, grow up boy! That fairytale life is gone.

And now my world spins again.
Ask no forgiveness for my “sins”.
Lo and behold, no lightning from his hands .
Matter of fact, I’m still a decent man.
Don’t need those tales to choose my way
I make a new one every day,
just to prove that they have the story wrong.
Oh, grow up boy! That fairytale life is gone.

I've never had it better off.
Dried my tears, grabbed the shovel, and buried the pall.
That part of me is dead and gone.
Killed my fear, took my demons and wrestled them all.

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from Mondegreen, released April 27, 2013

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Trouble the Waters Birmingham, Alabama

Southern roots rockers, Trouble the Waters are a refreshing blend of rock, folk, country, and blues that emerged onto the scene in 2010 in Birmingham, Alabama.

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