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We lived fast
When we were young
We danced hard
We sang songs to the sunrise
it was almost like
We knew from the start
We were destined for
A terrible fall

Well we lived big
And we fought loud
Thought we could have anything we wanted
Well look at us now
It was almost like
Our love burned too hot
We should have walked away early
But we were fools from the start

The vultures are
Coming for us
To pick us clean
To chew up the traces
Of you and me
we weren’t wise
To ignite it
But we’d be wise not to fight it
The vultures are coming
To set us free

We were better
Off alone
We got it twisted
When we made a home
Together
we both built this
Funeral pyre
Used each other’s hearts
For kindling
And set the house on fire

The vultures are
Coming for us
To pick us clean
To chew up the traces
Of you and me
we weren’t wise
To ignite it
But we’d be wise not to fight it
The vultures are coming
To set us free

Sometimes ya gotta
Let it all burn up
If you ever wanna let go
Sometimes ya gotta get the soil hot
For anything else to grow

(Day 28)

NOTE: I saw two big vultures eating something (I'm assuming roadkill) off the street in my neighborhood this morning on my way home from the laundromat. It was insane, and I don't think I've ever seen vultures up that close. I was a mix of scared and in awe, and as soon as I realized what they were, a car came from another direction and honked their horn at the vultures and they flew away...giant wings, like a 4 foot wing span. CRAZY. Anyhow, I came home and wrote this song about a dead relationship where the people are just kind of waiting for the vultures to come and pick them apart.

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from June Song​-​a​-​Day 2019, released July 1, 2019

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Skye Zentz Norfolk, Virginia

Songwriter for the Emmy Award Winning "GreenBeats" series on WHRO, Educator at The Muse Writers Center and vanquisher of cheese plates.

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