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Tall #2 (demo)

from The Muse Tree (Demos) by Julian Rai

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Tall #2
From "The Muse Tree (Demos)"
Julean and the Rai (as Julian Rai)
Copyright 2003 Julian D. Rai (BMI)

VERSE I
By seventeen he'd picked it up
Everybody seemed to like his stuff
Sang with fire, wrote of love
They all said he'd be famous

Then he had to get a 'real job'
In a warehouse, South of town
The extra cash was welcome
So he laid his guitar down, and goes
"You're bound for losing
By the time you're old.
Every old loser
Tells me so.
You're bound to stagnate
Bound to fall...
Bound to pause
When we grow tall.

VERSE II
Matthew's words, like fireworks
Everybody wanted to read his stuff
Wrote until his fingers hurt
We all knew he'd be famous

But then traveled off to college
Where he'd lay awake at night
He had an appetite for knowledge
But he knew something wasn't right, however
"You're bound to shed this;
You'll outgrow this --
Even my father
Tells me so.
You're bound to college,
Bound to jobs,
Bound to family
When we grow tall."

When we grow tall.

BRIDGE
You're bound for losing
By the time you're old
Every old loser
Tells you so
You're bound to family
Bound to jobs
Bound to stagnate
When we grow tall.

VERSE III
Matthew dropped out
And moved back home
Wrote a couple plays
And put 'em on
Started up a novel
That isn't quite done
Published several
Of his poems

And guitar boy found a paying gig
Running local open mics
He says he's really in no hurry
To try to struggle, reach Big Time
He says "You've gotta' shake these
Stubborn roles.
Tell those old losers
Where to go.
Grow a pair
Drop the ball;
Or no point, when we grow
Tall."

When we grow
Tall.


Lyrics and music copyright 1999, 2003 Julian D. Rai (BMI), All Rights Reserved.

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from The Muse Tree (Demos), released April 21, 2003
Lyrics and music copyright 1999, 2003 Julian D. Rai (BMI), All Rights Reserved. Recorded and mastered by Julian Rai. Additional performances by Michael Solomon (Djembe) and Leila Lopez (Cello). Cover art photography by Joshua J. Dallen. Cover art design by Julian Rai.

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Julean and the Rai Denver, Colorado

Indie-folk / antifolk band spanning nearly 30 years and 12 live and studio releases, including the most recent "The War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness", and are currently remastering several albums for re-release in 2023. Julean is known for his dynamic voice, passionate onstage vocal delivery, and a playing style that swings wildly from soft and subtle to fast and breakneck. ... more

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