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You Are the Warden

from seeing i god by Beau James Wilding

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"Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open?" Finding the strength to get out of your own way and live a life in pursuit of self actualization.

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YOU ARE THE WARDEN

1
I wrapped my palm around the bottom of my thirst
And I answered your prayer as if it were a curse
There’s a sadness lurking deep below the fountain of my guilt
And a mushroom cloud of panic that stops me at the hilt

Chorus:
You are the warden, you hold the key
There is a spark behind your glassy eye that wants to set me free
I am not uninspired, tired, weak or lame
And I will not hold my head under a wall of unearned shame

2
Leaving once again Someplace I mistook for a friend
Shouting at the stars to keep my mistake paused
tearing out my eyes to see my sole delinquency
until command returns again, so senselessly bereaved

Chorus

3
My triumph was an acorn you crushed beneath your feet
But the seed has sprouted in the dirt and its roots are full of dreams
I can’t wait for you any longer to breathe each breath I need
So if you’re looking for what’s left of me turn your eyes up to the leaves

Chorus

I am the warden, I hold the key
There is a fire burning in my eyes that’s going to set me free
I am not uninspired, tired, weak or lame
And I will not hold my head under a wall of unearned shame

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from seeing i god, released April 21, 2023
Written and performed by Beau James Wilding. Recorded and mixed by J.P. Hesser at Castaway 7 Studios in Ventura , California. Mastered by Brian J. Poole at Moontree Mastering in Sacramento, California.

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Gritty and poetic folk-punk-blues-rock. Organic earnestness with a brazen rasp. “Brilliantly eccentric songcraft” –Aldora Britain Records

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