Detect The Signs

from Addicted To The Flute by John Carroll

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I'm positive a moment ago, we'd agreed to stay like this
It's tricky to stay on top of things, y'know It's hard to stay on top.

I passed my friend the other day, as I was walking by
I hardly even recognised him, these 23 years gone by
I asked him tell me how he's been, but all he did was look at me
he'd tuned out before I asked him why

Well I'm hardly finding time to say these things I'm used to saying
And I'm hardly getting time to notice things I used to see in you
And you hardly gave me time to detect the signs.

I'm feeling better with perspective and a place to call my home
I'm in the worst position yet but there's no stepping back at all
Can't get much better in the moment you're not clouding up my mind
I'm feeling better... woooh!

I'm positive a moment ago, we'd agreed to stay like this
It's tricky to stay on top of things - y'know It's hard to stay on top.

My good friend went and passed away, we didn't even say goodbye
They'd hardly even diagnosed him, I had to bury him in my mind

Well I'm hardly finding time to say these things I'm used to saying
And I'm hardly getting time to notice things I used to see in you
And you hardly gave me time to detect the signs.
Detect the signs.

I'm in a dream seeking better employment
but my chances aren't good, I heard you wrong,
That's what i thought you said.
I'm in a dream seeking better direction,
but my chances aren't good, I heard it wrong.

Detect the signs.

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from Addicted To The Flute, released August 19, 2020

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John Carroll Hangzhou, China

John Carroll is a songwriter and artist from Limerick, Ireland. Carroll's songs can be introspective acoustic narratives, or tongue-in-cheek tunes about acrophobic atheist taikounauts, all topped off with lashings of lyrics and phrases influenced by his adopted home in Hangzhou, China. ... more

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