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Petrified

from No Ordinary People by Al Black

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Verse 1

How can you hear my whispered prayer
in this stain glass church of noise?
How can you hit the moving target
amongst all the girls and boys?
Does no one anymore have the time
or the inclination to care?
I'm just banging out the truth
on this wooden box of air

Chorus

Petrified, Petrified
Too petrified to stop
Terrified, terrified
Just too terrified to not

Verse 2

Dumbstruck as the lightbulb flickers
Things might be exactly as they seem
Push it to the fringes of awareness
Fill each gaping silence in between
Pause for a moment of grief laden thought
for what might be or might have been
Relieved as the screech of background noise
tears and splinters the serene

Bridge

Sitting in the thin places is like staring at the sun
Some people drink it in whilst some others cut and run

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from No Ordinary People, released July 15, 2023

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Al Black Belfast, UK

"Top quality hook-laden , lyrically probing songwriting"

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Al Black is a Northern Ireland based Singer Songwriter who plays acoustic driven Indie Rock. Al's lyrics which sit among uncomplicated melodies speak of the challenges people face in life's dark places by contrasting them against hope.
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