I Was A Writer

from The Castle by Sam Gleason

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lyrics

I was a writer
Thoughts to decipher
The words would crawl out of my head like swarms of spiders
I was an artist
Straight towards the target
I laid those contour lines and layers fit for market
But I've been off it
Making less profit
I feel I've lost the writer and he took the artist
So what's that make me?
They're my identity
But I'm preoccupied with keeping up 'cause life's not free.

I was a writer, I was a writer
I was a writer, I was a writer
I was an artist, I was a writer
I was a writer, I was a writer.

Info addiction
Stole my ambition
Blocked by static and erratic television
Oh, where'd the time go?
Oh, where'd my mind go?
I could have sworn I had an idea just an hour ago
But now it's hazy
Nothing can phase me
If the sky was falling, I'd be scrolling while they erase me.
Oh shit
Hey, snap out of it
I need to cut these strings and do something productive.

I was a writer, I was a writer
I was a writer, I was a writer
I was an artist, I was a writer
I was a writer, I was a writer.

I was a writer, I was a writer
I was a writer, I was a writer
I was an artist, I was a writer
I was a writer, I was a writer.

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from The Castle, released May 2, 2019
Written, performed, produced, mixed, and mastered by Sam Gleason
Co-engineered by Jordan Withers
Josh Thorsey on lead guitar
Brandon Rutski on drums

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Sam Gleason Albany, New York

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