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The Real World

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The Real World

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I saw the autumn leaves peel up off the streetTake wing on the balmy breeze and sweep you off your feetYou blushed as they scooped you up on sugar maple wingsTo gaze down on the city below, ablaze with wondrous thingsDowny feathers kiss your face and flutter everywhereReality is a lovely place but I wouldn't want to live thereI wouldn't want to live thereWeighed down by heavy lids and lunar lullabiesI knew you were wide awake because you smile with your eyesDowny feathers kiss your face and flutter everywhereReality is a lovely place but I wouldn't want to live thereFrom the green belt balconyThe wildfires look so prettyPonderosa canopy, I'd never leave if it were up to meTo the ruby redwood tree, and to the velvet climbing ivy: painted all mahoganyI'd never leave if it were up to meI'd never leave if it were up to meWith a starry brushPaint the dusk venetian blueBecause in the evening hushYou'll never believe the viewAnd when the leaves returnAnd their whisperings fill the nightThey'll freeze and burnWhere fire and ice collideWhere fire and ice collideCan you feel a silk embraceIn the satin air?If we dissolve without a traceWill the real world even care?Downy feathers kiss your faceAnd flutter everywhere.Reality is a lovely placeBut I wouldn't want to live thereI wouldn't want to live thereI saw the autumn leaves peel up off the streetTake wing on the balmy breeze and sweep you off your feet

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