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TEN

One is the color of loneliness
Two’s the sound of a divide
Three’s another way to say two against one
Four will only even the fight
And don’t get me started on five, or six or seven, eight, nine
If bad design was on a scale of one to nine, this world’s a ten

But one is the sound that a buddha sees
And two is what it takes to unite
Three is what baby makes
And four is the friend you invite
And the more the merrier with five, and six & seven, eight, nine
I’m feeling fine—on a scale of one to nine, this world’s a ten

Planets spin, skies bring day and then bring night
Worlds beneath, full of darkness, then of light
Lives within, riding on the changing tides
But what’s behind our eyes?

I wonder what thoughts I’ll be seeing today—
Tombs or ever-renewing life?
But I’m free to choose whether I’m going to latch on
Or just let them bubble away
Like clouds in the shape of a five, or a six or a seven, eight, nine
While my mind looks for ones and nines, the sky’s a ten
Life’s sublime—on a scale of one to nine, this day’s a ten

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released August 18, 2020
Jeremy McCabe played drums—and gave crucial arranging and production advice at many stops along the way. Much love.

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Matt Jackson-McCabe Cleveland, Ohio

Matt Jackson-McCabe is a songwriter & guitar player living in the Cleveland area.

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