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Still Malaise

from What If​.​.​. by Ian Franklin

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She wouldn’t see it, she couldn’t see if he was there
Tears rolled down her flushed heated cheeks, she had lost his dawn
No bright horizon, no dew drops in mourning, the air’s been dried
She couldn’t see him, but she could feel that he was there

Blinded by the sun that no longer shines

The post comes on Tuesdays, but it seems it’s been delayed, so she stayed
Closer to home, and near the phone waiting for a sign
Her hope for arrival and her hope for survival became so clear
Far from the now, for reasons untold she knew you were near

Blinded by the sun that no longer shines
No longer shines, No…….
No longer shines No……

Just a son sedated by the norm
He was hooked at the lip to a system of form.
Tempted by the chance to dance with success
He gave his voice for valor and nothing less
Romanced by belligerence and burning rites
He ended up just a pawn numbed by militant might
He hauled indignity atop his saddle, just a war horse, carrying a rich mans’ rattle
Now the son has set and darkness fell and mother’s has wept.
She found lunacy and sorrow, lunacy and sorrow, knowing she’d be alone tomorrow
She lies gazing at the moon in the haze
She’s stuck in a still malaise
In a still malaise
In a still malaise

With a wishing mind and a will to find he set off
All other matters and mothers tearing patter slipped away
He sauntered far and he swelled with temperance he thought there was time
Now she’s all alone and she’s falling stoned, her eyes don’t lie

Blinded by the sun that no longer shines
No longer shines, no…….
She lies gazing at the moon in the haze
She’s stuck in a still malaise
She lies gazing at the moon in the haze
She’s stuck in a still malaise
In a still malaise

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from What If​.​.​., released May 16, 2006
Produced and Written by Ian Franklin. Recorded, Engineered and Mastered at Oak Grove Recording Studio in Malden, Massachusetts. Mixed and Engineered by Joe Laquidara. Mastered by Bruno Caruso. Ian Franklin (Vocals/Guitars/Backing Vocals), Jon Altman (Keys/Piano), Francesco Poggi-Leigh (Bass), Brandon McCarron (Drums).

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Ian Franklin Oakland, California

Ian Franklin is a dynamic singer songwriter and guitarist from the San Francisco Bay Area. He recently released his debut 6- song EP, "Step by Step", on 05/12/11. The new CD comes as a career high at the end of a near-decade of non-stop, whirlwind and frenetic coast-to-coast musical endeavors and evolution that have matured the young artist into a multi-faceted musical road warriorepreneur. ... more

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