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Old Soul Syndrome

from Hospital Radio by Michelle Lynn Ptacek

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Old Soul Syndrome

Out of nowhere it seems like i’ve been here
Bound by the years thrown around by these fears
If children only speak what they hear
Hand over their eyes hand over their ears
Hand over fist my hands were tied
Now if you take me take me by surprise

(refrain)
take my soul
I never said its mine
And I won’t want it back until the day I die

Is there something I should’ve known about
But never bothered to find out
Because now you doubt me for my doubts
But once you stooped low enough to help me out
As what I thought was a cycle was really just a spiral
I went above and beyond my own sinking level

(refrain)

I suffered gladly through my greatest hour of need
I put myself last to see how far it’d get me
Down every road of recovery down every lane of memory
The only one who looked both ways before crossing me
Had a PhD in divinity and a knowledge of past life therapy
Saying don’t worry about me I only steal things that are free
I only steal things that are free

(refrain)

Battling symptoms of old soul syndrome
Battling symptoms of old soul syndrome

Like the farmer who tills the earth but later lies beneath
With his lady in waiting now bathing his feet
They seek salvation in a pale Galilean
As interstates and bridges crumble around them
Hung up on their cross health care denied
Found tarred and feathered they still called it suicide

(refrain)

In the future of memory we’ll see into the past
Close to some garden where they say history began
I’ll write the last words ever written
If you find the first words ever penned

Take my soul
I never said it’s mine
And I won’t need it back
Until the day I’m alive

credits

from Hospital Radio, released May 30, 2008
Drums, Lead Guitar, & Banjo - Matt Olson
Bass - Adam Ptacek
Engineered, Mixed, & Mastered
by Matt O. & Adam P.
at Ghost in My House Studio in Onalaska, WI

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Michelle Lynn Ptacek Decorah, Iowa

Here you will find Michelle's first five albums. She will soon record her history songs: The Inventors, The Explorers, and The Interrupted. Please sign up for the newsletter on her website for notifications.

Michelle owns an online education business and loves teaching in a variety of mediums about topics relevant to curious and passionate learners. ... more

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