Ballast (If Not For You)

from Dead Messengers by Marc M Cogman

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I would have given up the gunny sack and headed for New Orleans. I would have loaded up my shotgun shack with whatever let the noise in. I would have let the arrows find their mark. I would have let the muses do their part. I would have poured it all into the art, if not for you.

I would have lived in Bywater bars with the painters and the poets. I would have stared at the girl with the invisible scars and made sure to let her know it. I would have stood up at the parlor front. I would have slayed them all with what I’d brought. I would have tied them all in double knots, if not for you.

I would have left that bitter scene behind, to the vampires and the songbirds. I would have saved some of my precious time, started building something stronger. I would have let the haters get my goat. I would have torn up every page I wrote. I would have realized I’m just a joke, if not for you.

I would have run my car right off the road, and flipped into the gutter. I would have bruised my face and broke my nose, started calling for my mother. I would have bent that fucker like a nail. I would have barely lived to tell the tale. I would have probably found my ass in jail, if not for you.

I would have sat there while my world collapsed. I would have wept for all the other paths. I would have never stood the slightest chance, if not for you.

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from Dead Messengers, released March 20, 2020
Marc M Cogman - vocals, acoustic guitar
Steve McDonald - electric guitar
Giulio Carmassi - piano
Frogs - bass guitar
Brian Moskin - drums
J Siegel - percussion

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