Quicksand

by Shane Young

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It can feel uneasy not knowing what direction you are headed. We twist and turn through decisions in life, always wondering if we made the right choice. We ask ourselves,

“What if I would have chosen differently? Am I where I am supposed to be?”

Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just ask those questions and get an answer, or to know where to go before you even get there? It’s not always laid out like that, and we don’t always have a prophet guiding us towards our purpose. In fact, sometimes it can feel like an endless sinking, like time just keeps getting deeper and deeper and all we do is struggle blindly. In the end, the important part is to always push forward and find a way out no matter how much we sink down. Through steady effort, we will find steady ground.

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Well I’ve been waiting
On some big picture
This life I’m framing
Well, its moving quicker
What will be will be
Or so they tell me
Is that my fate here?
Or could I change things?

Brother John
I’ve got some questions
Tell me
What am I to become?
I need direction
Show me
I’ve just been on the run

This road I’m walking
It’s always the same thing
And the path less taken
I walk through blindly
Your heart will guide you
Or so they all say
If it gets broken
Do we lose our way

Brother John
I want some answers
Tell me
How can I save myself?
Inside this desert
Show me
Where does the river dwell?

And I need a clean slate
I need a clean slate

Quicksand is where I bathe
These days, oh these days

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released June 23, 2020
Written 2012 and Recorded 2020 by Shane Young.

Mixed and Mastered by Shane Young and Evan Hinshaw at Creative Fixations.

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Shane Young Winston Salem, North Carolina

My music is a blend of Folk and Indie music with a hint of Appalachian roots. All songs are written, performed, and recorded by myself. All music is mixed and produced by Shane Young and Evan Hinshaw at Creative Fixations Studios in East Bend, N.C.

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