Moonlight

[00:49.38] At the corner of Avenue road and Ellington
[00:59.89] There was a delicatessen on the northwest side of the street
[01:12.00] I met my aunt there on my 21st birthday to grab something to eat
[01:23.03] That was a moment that changed just about everything
[01:33.56] Such a kind and thoughtful gesture from our past adventures
[01:38.76] When she was my chaperon
[01:44.79] From the East Coast to the West Coast and then back home
[01:56.02] She handed me a silver ring with an ordinary stone
[02:07.58] One that I had picked up on the beach nearly 20 years ago
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[02:40.78] Growing up, I wanted the world to see me, but I didn't want to be me
[02:51.76] So I shed my skin and became a restless hollow shadow trying to fit in
[03:02.93] Skipping stones on the water
[03:05.83] Watching ripples alter
[03:08.54] The relative cognizance seeps into our very own relevance and culture
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[03:47.47] Moonlight shone at the break of dawn beyond the reservoir
[03:58.85] I was handcuffed to the backseat of a police car
[04:09.19] I was arrested a few times, but the real crime is all the friends that I buried
[04:20.68] To this day, I still don't know why we were all in such a hurry
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[04:54.23] These are the moments that make all of us who we are
[05:05.06] The sadness and the sorrow, and every tomorrow, makes you who you are
[05:16.10] The pain and the suffering, the hope of recovering makes us who we are
[05:27.57] The love and the laughter, and everything that matters makes us who we are
[05:38.68] Our troubles and worries, and all of our stories make us who we are
[05:50.01] Every distraction and every course of action makes us who we are
[06:00.87] The smile on our faces and all of our places make us who we are
[06:12.00] The highs and the lows, and everyone we know makes us who we are
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