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Sandbox of Earth

by Thom as Fred

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When I wrote this song in late 2018, things were pretty polarized in this world. Now it's like a sandbox with a sand-less border between the left and the right. No one hears the other's point of view. No connection. Kids who play badly together would be a better fit for much of the leadership in this modern world. Human kind is winning. Again.

Cover photograph: "This is OUR sandbox" by Blue2cooter is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0

© Thomas Fred Golub

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Lift you up
To put me down
You’re on top
I’m not around
Your promotion
May astound
But sooner or later
We’re both in the ground
Who’s first
Who’s last
Who’s best
And who’s worst

Time and space laugh
At this spectacle
Because they know
How the world turns
And they watch us
Like toddlers in a sandbox of earth

We don’t know
Why we breathe
Or Why our heart beats
We have theories
We write poems
About love
With little idea
About what that is
So clever with apps
Podcasts and twitter
That we often forget
About boredom
The mother of invention
Frustration
The father of time well spent
Mistakes are forbidden
Only killing it wins
Except killing it ends it
As the music begins

Time and space laugh
At this spectacle
Because they know
How the world turns
And they watch us
Like toddlers in a sandbox of earth

When we eat
It’s a miracle
We give birth
To ideas and people
Incredible
What do all these
Beings on earth do?
Everything
All the time
Living dying
Breeding loving
Stealing giving

Time and space laugh
At this spectacle
Because they know
How the world turns
And they watch us
Like toddlers in a sandbox of earth

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released August 29, 2020
Thom as Fred - Vocals, Guitars and Mandolin

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Thom as Fred Edmonton, Alberta

Thom as Fred is Thom Golub's songwriting project. He's released three albums and numerous singles. There is always a roots and acoustic element to his sound. Topically he likes to write personal songs from a philosophical vantage point.

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