The Hermit Who Lives on the Cliff Facing the River on the North Side of Town

from Home Sweet Home by Le chat au café

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Catch me on the outside of town doing the dishes or mowing the lawn
They call me recluse?
Well, that’s just clueless
I’ve got all the friends I need
The bugs, the birds and the bees
Making what you want of life is what makes life worth living

Living for what I like, I’m trying to find myself
Being alone with your thoughts
it’s not something you’re taught
But don’t keep it all inside, you’ve gotta let it out

Planting a garden!
Catching a fish!
Petting the wandering animals
Giving back what I get
It’s the way of the forest
don’t worry if you get wet

Watch the fireflies light up
In the palm of my hand
Oh, how this life is bright
But washed away like the sand

Listen to the river flow
Take a boat downstream
Wave to the fishermen
And they wave to back to meeee

Friend to all but known to none
They Call me man by the lake
Like a fox, I’m on the run
Peace and quiet’s what’s at stake

That cozy feeling!
It’s getting in the way
The fire in my heart
Burning down to clay

That cozy feeling!
Keeping me warm
The snow outside my window
piling up
Something’s coming like a storm

Now I’m a mole
A grub
Worming my way through the ground
Body decomposing
Becoming one again with the Earth
For I am dust. We are dust
And to dust we shall return

But what’s the harm in being dead?
It’s all in your head, it’s all in your head
No fear of what comes next
It’s all in your head, it’s all in your head
We’re given one single life
Gotta do with it what we can
No everlasting life
It’s all in your head, it’s all in your head
Wherever you’re supposed to be
It’s all in your head, it’s all in your head
Whoverever you’re supposed to be
Whenever your time is near
Whatever you wanna say

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from Home Sweet Home, released October 1, 2022

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Le chat au café Seoul, South Korea

I make bad beats and ukulele tunes

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