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A Life in Isolation

from Assorted Bird Noises by Robert Gently

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I was a slave to a demon
And I died all by myself
And when I wake-up each morning
I always wake-up as someone else.
There's no breath in a body,
No light or time in the air.
Why look in a mirror?
You won't meet anyone there.

I drag my feet like the unwilling on a leash,
I cover my face in sand.
And the smile that hangs from my cheeks
Is one I stole from another man.
I hum when I'm tired
My body shivers when its cold
And I lived a life in isolation
Beside the impulsive, the lonesome, the old.

There is nothing worth keeping in this world,
There is nothing that's worth fighting for.
No pain or salvation, or tragedy,
No need to strain, to suffer, or endure.
You can waste all your time in your bed,
Rest won't be found anywhere but the hearse.
There is a shackle that's around my ankle,
And attached to a chain, that's attached to the Earth.

And I am a weak and small man,
There is nothing good I can do,
And there is nothing that I'd have to offer,
Not time, not company, not comfort, not truth.
My hands itch before it rains,
And my feet hurt when it storms,
And I spent a life in isolation
Beside the banal, the boring, the bored.

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from Assorted Bird Noises, released July 7, 2017

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Robert Gently Richmond, Virginia

Robert Gently was born on a cold and silent day in 1993. Raised in captivity, Robert learned to walk approximately 20 years later than the average child and was deemed to have developmental issues. Unable to express himself through walking, Robert spent his formative years developing his enjoyment of music and performance art. ... more

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