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lyrics

What in the hell ever happened to our shared warmth?
It was the Fourth of July and the fireworks lit up the skyline onto a street
And you, my old friend, I was sitting right by on your porch
And the red against black penetrated the white of your skin like a reflective angel
And now you're welcomed to a world unknown
Trapped inside a dream that won't end while this world turns around us

Drove past your house for the millionth time this week
With the memorabilia of youth and the longing for answers
The struggle for truth
And I swear that I saw your old bicycle under the steps
Took that baby for miles and I'd follow
Through D and through E and through crumbling homes
And like spirit, it's so tragic, you faded, too
Lost and apart like a boat out to sea
With no hope to find a harbor

Grass in our hair, the sounds of trains miles away
It was 71 with the sun down
The sky a deep red like the shirt you had on
And that very night, when the Patriot dimmed, I just thought
"What would happen to us down the road?"
A child at heart becomes china in white
And I'll sing to the air that I breathe, like you did
These strings are the pulse to a distorted memory
"Wipe away the tears" I say when I play on my porch

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from Great American Racer, released March 24, 2023

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Great American Racer Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Primarily known for his work under the ambient pop alias Blue Navy, Jake Dryzal rebrands his music under the pseudonym Great American Racer, a project inspired by the sounds of folk rock, heartland rock, and singer-songwriter music. The project's self-titled début is a concept album about the heroin and opioid epidemic that currently plagues Rust Belt communities across the United States. ... more

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