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Half Life

from Demons by Kurt Bielema

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Little engine, little heartbeat, keep your head up, nothing to fear.
Pull the brake fast, I spotted trouble. On the tracks there lay someone.
And sparks fly, the shrieking metal. In the darkness, startles the deer.
Now they’re running, silhouettes in train lights. I watch each one disappear.

Half Life ... is making up the end prize.
Half Life ... is writing down the way.
Even tho you see it, doesn’t mean you’ll ever be it,
Doesn’t mean it’s gonna happen at all.

Some bodies living, some bodies dying, and who’s crying, the Engineer.
On the tracks lay, in clear separation, the half of life that’s better left unsaid.

Half Life ... is kickin out the streetlight
Half Life ... is getting lost in a fog
Even tho you see it, doesn’t mean you’ll ever be it,
Doesn’t mean it’s gonna happen at all.

Mister trainman, my long lost brother.
Why’d you end it, my long last breathe?
Can’t you see me just how far I’ve fallen?
He looked at me and this is what he said...

Half Life .. is making it to last call.
Half Life ... is dragging round these chains.
Even tho you see it, doesn’t mean you’ll ever be it,
Doesn’t mean it’s gonna happen at all.

Little engine, little heartbeat, keep your head up, nothing to fear.

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from Demons, released August 2, 2017

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Kurt Bielema Urbana, Illinois

... Kurt’s blend of indie, pop, and rock music draws from folk traditions over the past 50 years. Often fingerpicking with an infectious rhythm and sensitive melodies, Bielema’s strength is sincerity that never verges on the saccharine. Straightforward yet poetic, the songs have a very quaint and charming quality to them—they don’t feel too huge, but they touch on timeless emotions and ideas. ... more

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