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The Pragmatist (Piano Version)

by Sapienn

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Amanda Twigg
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Why this track exists:

I’ve worked the same job for well over 10 years now. To get to that job every day, I walk into Glasgow city centre in the early hours of the morning. I’ve seen it all. Drunk stragglers at the end of a night out (often young and vulnerable), all kinds of antisocial behaviour, plenty of dodgy characters, police tape, fights, drug use, sex acts. Even death.

That death wasn’t connected to or caused by any of these things. It was someone sleeping rough. I think about it often. I still walk past the doorway every morning. It’s not something that sits with me well.

It’s not much but, being a dumb white guy with a guitar and very few skills, this is my best crack at doing something about it.

Pay what you want. All proceeds from this track will go to Homeless Project Scotland.
About the charity:
www.homelessprojectscotland.org/our-story/
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lyrics

Button your shirt
Straighten your tie
You got the world coming down on your shoulders
Step in your shoes but not out the door
Spare yourself yet another disease
You spend your days alone
Afraid of a fear you can never define
So sharpen your knife and put on your coat
Now you're ready

There's no use in breaking codes if the answer's not what you need
There's no truth to what you know if you can't see what you believe
You're not a clone
You know yourself like a brother
The little details only drive you out of your mind

It's never gonna be the same
It's never gonna be the same
It's never gonna be the same
It's never gonna be the same

You classify and you categorise or else succumb to the depths of disorder
You've got the fire but you can't see the light
You burned you hands at the shrine of defeat
You spend your days alone
Afraid of a fear you can never define
So take shower cos you leave in an hour
Now it's over

There's no use in breaking codes if the answer's not what you need
There's no truth to what you know if you can't see what you believe
You're not a clone
You know yourself like a brother
The little details only drive you out of your mind

It's never gonna be the same
It's never gonna be the same
It's never gonna be the same
It's never gonna be the same

You don't have to remind me I got no grace
You don't have to remind me it's not the same
You don't have to remind me I got no grace
You don't have to remind me it's never gonna be the same

There's no use in breaking codes if the answer's not what you need
There's no truth to what you know if you can't see what you believe
You're not a clone
You know yourself like a brother
The little details only drive you out of your mind

It's never gonna be the same
It's never gonna be the same
It's never gonna be the same
It's never gonna be the same

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released December 2, 2021

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Acoustic music from Glasgow.

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