Name: Love Songs (In Fear Of Dying Penniless)
Duration: P00H03M22S
Description: Recorded live off the floor from The Root Down Studio

Love Songs (In Fear Of Dying Penniless)

by Mike Legere

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Recorded live off the floor from The Root Down Studio

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The first time you see it
It all seems so perfectly placed there
Perfect love from the outside
Feet above pavement
Grace elevates it
Makes no excuses as you stare

Your house was a beacon to all who could see
Quick wit, Midas halo, they called you a king
Said this city made you in the image of it’s reflection

You played for the artists, the travellers and dreamers
Who drank your wine politely and broke bread in your kitchen
In exchange for their songs

Now they stare at you cruelly
A rat in a sink
Dead weight at the bar
Where you finish your drink and you drop your change

And you retrace your steps, but you’re stumbling bad
Down the street of your ex lover
But the key has other plans, and it’s morphing in your hand

You stare around the corner at the kitchen you shared
You listen for a voice, but you know it’s not there
It’s just another house now on a street you’ll soon avoid
It’s the narrowing of your options
It’s the opening of a void
You’re just another love song

The house has gone quiet and the cupboards all lay bare
And your drink is getting empty, there’s no one left to stare
So you grab that old guitar and you fumble out some chords
And the words, they come easy, they contradict your core

It’s a love song, in fear of dying penniless, nameless and friendless
It’s a love song to lift us from this loveless, aimless existence
It’s just another love song

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released October 17, 2021
Written, Recorded & Mixed by Mike Legere
Mastered by Kristian Montano

Mike Legere- Vocals, Guitar
Omar Shabbar- Bass, Keys
Colin McNally- Drums
Greg O'Toole- Guitar

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Mike Legere Toronto, Ontario

Mike Legere is a songwriter/producer from Nova Scotia, based out of Toronto Ontario.

Photo by Stephen Kearns

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