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Some Love

by Ortega Fuerte

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There's a little red man who lives down your street and he only wants to draw cartoons;
And he's published some things and he's won some awards and you think he's got it in for you.
His art pulls faces, his art cracks jokes, a ukulele in an airport lounge
And you feel so jealous, you feel so ashamed, that you think you want to take him down
But every time you see him you get so nervous, you quiver like a violin string,
And his smile's so easy, and his eyes so aware that you can never tell him anything.

You're afraid he knows some love that you'll never be naive or secure enough to believe in; afraid he knows some love that you'll never be brave or foolish enough to believe in.

There's a little red woman who lives down the street who thinks she knows a thing or two
And it's so unnerving to face such confidence, it tangles something up in you.
She gives a series of lectures on everything you love and everything you believed you knew;
She's got a profile pending in both local papers, got a publishing contract, too.
And your need to impress her becomes so oppressive that you've alienated all your friends,
And they're so embarrassed, and you're so ashamed, that you never want to see her again.
And you envision yourself on a far-flung island where your vanity is safe from attack;
But you can never imagine your dreams will be free of the knowledge of the knowledge you lack.

'Cause you're afraid she knows some love that you'll never be naive or secure enough to believe in;
Afraid she knows some love that you'll never be brave or foolish enough to believe in.

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released March 1, 2016
Synth, programming, bass, guitar, and vocals: Hugo Grayling

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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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