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Independence

from Some Kind of Cure by David Berkeley

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Oh it’s the 5th of July,
I was walking the streets.
Everything’s over.
Everything’s still.

There was still smoke in the sky.
I was holding your hand.
You looked so beautiful.
Your lips start to grin,
Independence.

I think that’s singing I hear,
Of heroes and burdens to bear.
I think there’s hope now,
Light coming through.

Feels like the first of the year.
Eerie, we’re all trying to find,
Where to start over,
And how to begin.

Independence. Independence.

But all the colors are gone,
Only ashes remained.
They’re up to our anklebones.
You pulled me close.

This has been true all along,
Oh we’re not free as we feel.
And dreams aren’t as simple after we win.

Independence.
Independence.
Independence.
Independence came and went.

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from Some Kind of Cure, released January 25, 2011
Words and Music by David Berkeley.
Straw Man 2010. ASCAP.

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David Berkeley Santa Fe, New Mexico

The San Francisco Chronicle calls Santa Fe-based songwriter and author David Berkeley a “musical poet,” and the New York Times praises his “lustrous, melancholy voice with shades of Tim Buckley and Nick Drake.” He was a guest on This American Life, and has released 7 studio albums and 2 books. He is also half of the wildly creative Trans-Atlantic costumed duo Son of Town Hall. ... more

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