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The Lost, The Vain

from Doldrums by Andrew St James

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The Lost The Vain

When the hope you once had is drowned in the bay,
When the love your calling bad won't budge or sway.
When the one you lost forever, and the one that won't go away
Mold together and stand in your way,
Only one endeavor will sustain, the lost the vain.

When the silence that you run from still sustains,
When the depression you are slave to, you know will not decay.
When the time spent alone, and the miracles gone astray, are yours forever,
Secrets for the grave
With long lost desire, will reign, the lost the vain.

When your cars and your Regal taste can’t bring a smile to your face,
When no ones standing by you, your too proud to go and chase,
When the things that you value, all fade away, your antiques and your covers,
Mean nothing as of today,
Your suitors and your lovers, are all detained, the lost the vain.

Is it worth the blindness, the lonesome looming pain?
It's seen through your satire, your brooding and your shame.
Wouldn't you give your fortune and your fame, all of it over to be the same?

When hip alternative street folk suits your taste,
When your summer home in the Hampton's means nothing but some space.
When whispers of some freedom, overwhelm your brain,
And the wealth that you live from, is all you have to blame.
For your societal blindness, that we're all the same,
The lost the vain.

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from Doldrums, released September 24, 2013

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Andrew St James is a singer, songwriter and poet from San Francisco, with hefty songwriting chops and a timeless voice that echoes from decades gone by into an unknowable future of music, talent, and vision.

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