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I am just the messenger; I hold no insight to the content I bring
Bearing no great wisdom; just this vessel from which I sing
For the only truths that I hold do not belong to me
Yes, I know not the heart of the voyage as I am just the wings

So here take my body, take all you want from me
But leave me my hope that I shall one day wander free

And these matters of love that you speak of, they matter not to me
For I’ve never known this quest you’ve obsessed; I’ve only loved in the 2nd degree
But I’ll deliver you your prescription for these pleasures you so desperately seek
And I’ll leave them on your doorstep for that’s as far as I can reach

So here take my body, take all you want from me
But leave me my hope that I shall one day wander free

And I have known many prophets, great wise men they believe
Whose importance I’ve read is all in their heads; who bear the soil but not the seed
They who think that their birth simply proves thei r worth and with death, great sorrow they’ll bring
But we are all just the messengers; we are mere footnotes in history

So here take my body, take all you want from me
But leave me my hope that I shall one day wander free

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from 21st Century Poet (Helsinki Airport Demo Versions), released December 3, 2013

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Brian Smith Portland, Oregon

Brian Smith is a geofolk musician on an endless tour around the world.

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