there’s a delicate balance between
driving oneself crazy
& putting on the pressure
there’s a delicate balance between
losing control &
allowing for leisure
there’s a delicate balance between
demanding respect &
insulting with a smile
& just for good measure
i’m not a magician
i get lost
scheming to persuade
there’s a delicate balance between
making a joke &
just feeling sad
there’s a delicate balance between
trying to be wise &
just being creative
solving problems &
gritting our teeth
between headache
& sacrifice
there’s a delicate balance between
it being okay
& it being alright
credits
from In Place of Arms,
released September 13, 2010
(arranged by Frank Terry)
voice: Gelsey Bell
cello: Isabel Castellvi
violin: Emily Holden
viola: Eric Lemmon
violin: Tom Swafford
piano: Kitamura Yui
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Dave is the master of writing endings that instill an ethereal feeling of hope within the person who experiences it. The Field is a perfect cap to the end of Octet and by itself it fills me with the calm tranquility of acceptance in situations where I feel like everything is wrong, like I'm unworthy of everything I have and happiness itself. It always reminds me to not waste anymore of my weird and precious time, arguing the nonsense of the wheel. playton
Delicate, plangent indie rock from this Toronto singer-songwriter, who here explores the many aspects of depression. Bandcamp New & Notable May 30, 2018