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Shackled to Me

by Ortega Fuerte

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You could play piano by the madman's cell
You could scan the surface for a glimpse of hell
You could fall asleep behind the wheel and kill
Or you could fix your eyes,
Be surprised
By what you couldn't see,
but you see,
You think you're shackled to me.

I dreamed I saw you acting in a violent play
You played a sister jealous of her sister's brain
You tried to steal a something from your sister's brain
But when you took aim, things changed
She wrested it away--
Instead of setting you free,
She shackled you to me.
And now you think you're shackled to me

Right down the street,
People are bleeding in machines
People are researching their genes
People are mapping planets we've never seen
And you could be free
You could be joining them next week
You could be helping them achieve
But you think you're shackled to me.

You could win a Pulitzer for words you wrote
Extract a bloody diamond from your brother's throat
Or prove that happiness is not an asymptote
Isn't something you see, that recedes
That you could never reach
But let me be brief:
You think you're shackled to me.

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released October 4, 2014
Words and music by Hugo Grayling

Hugo Grayling: vocal, piano, guitar, bass, drums

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Ortega Fuerte Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Ortega Fuerte are a group of songwriters and multi-instrumentalists founded in 2003 by core member Hugo Grayling and often including the contributions of Air Anchor's Chris Rohlf.

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