To Turn Back

from Sketchpad: (Non-Rat Opera) demos and releases from 1994-2014 by Brian Franklin

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You can go now - You can go escape
With your books and clothes - and your plastic cape
With your midnight oil - and your heart attack
Don't ever be afraid to turn back

With your shotgun head - and a wicked smile
With your angel moods - and a forced denial
With your social gifts - and the simple facts
Don't ever be afraid to turn back

When you're on the road five hours from here
Your youth you know - it's your age you fear
Pulls you hard and fast
From the bones you've cracked
Up ahead the forest disappears

In a muddy creek on a camping trip
You turn the corner on a mind that's good to flip
And you force away from all that you attract
Don't ever be afraid to turn back

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from Sketchpad: (Non-Rat Opera) demos and releases from 1994-2014, released February 20, 2014

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