Name: The Lives of Others
Duration: P00H04M19S
Description: Featuring Patrick Watson and Ariel Engle (La Force)

The Lives of Others

from All The Love Songs Lied To Us by Li'l Andy

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Featuring Patrick Watson and Ariel Engle (La Force)

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The Lives of Others

She took the day off cuz her father died.
But next day morning when she walked outside,
It bore the mark of her professional pride
That she went right in to work.
Her little daughter said, “But Grandma’s alone—
How can we just go make her live in a home?
It’s not so much death I fear as that Great Unknown
That sends these chills up my spine.”

Do do do do do do do do do do….

But every evening when they walk in the park,
And stay out late until it’s dangerous and dark,
Each one feels that some magical spark
In their lives didn’t light.
And as they walk on home on tired feet,
Past all the lit-up houses lining the street,
The lives of others are so calm and complete
Through their windows at night.

Do do do do do do do do do do….

Upon the mountainside we bought a home,
Far from the students and the freeway’s moan.
The market’s great now if you’re looking to own;
There’s lots being sold.
And in the morning, we get tons of light—
Isn’t the view just gorgeous from this height?—
Even the social housing sparkles at night.
It glitters like gold.

But every evening when we walk in the park,
And stay out late until it’s dangerous and dark,
I’ve always felt that the narrative arc
Of my life wasn’t right
And as we walk on home on tired feet,
Past all the lit-up houses lining the street,
The lives of others are so calm and complete
Through their windows at night.

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from All The Love Songs Lied To Us, released September 20, 2019
Andy: vocals
Ben Caissie: drums, shakers, vibraslap
Joe Grass: nylon string guitar; pedal steel; shakers; congas
Josh Toal: electric bass
Joshua Zubot: violin

Ariel Engle: vocals
Patrick Watson: piano

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