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The Price You Paid

from Come What May by Clutching At Straws

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Ladies and gentlemen, we are delighted to release our mini-album 'Come What May', now available for you to listen to and buy.

    Come What May has inspired and challenged us to mine deep into ourselves and ask ourselves who we really are and how we want to live; we hope it'll have a similar effect on you... as well as get you dancing!

    Our mini-album is our first ever disc. It comes in an eco-friendly digifile.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Come What May via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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lyrics

You were young, the days were old
You dreamed you could change the world
All for free
But it wasn't that easy

A compromise to your surprise
Clouded your eyes
And you could hardly see
That it wasn't that easy

I admire your good intentions but I fear
That you lost them along the way

A backhand deal just to seal
Your place among the peers
And aristocracy

If you could only see

The backhand deal's your achilles heel
The price you had to pay
But what to be
That you could hardly see

The party line you had to sign
Pretending that it's fine
And good for you and me

Did you disagree?

All this time you can't rewind
Since you're resigned
To power and not morality

Do you disagree?

I admire your good intentions but I fear
That you lost them along the way

And I admire the intentions you held dear
But they were the price you had to pay

In days of youth you were so bold

Determined you would break the mould

Determined you would stick the course

But now with no hint of remorse


You hint at things which hide deceit

Errors you'll no doubt repeat

And promises are only lies

Which jaded smiles can't, which jaded smiles can't disguise


They paid your price you sacrificed
Ideals of black and white for shades of grey

And hopes and dreams of better ways
Will never ever see the light of day

With so much to lose, why did you choose
To raise your voice only to shy away

A lonesome voice is better,
Better than a naysayer afraid of saying nay

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from Come What May, released December 16, 2013
Performed by Clutching At Straws

Lyrics by James Baskett
Music by James Wheeler
Arranged By Clutching At Straws

Produced, Engineered & Mixed by James Wheeler (Straws Music)
Mastered by Dave Stephenson

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Clutching At Straws is a diverse alternative folk quartet. They portray their unique style through lyrics that range from sharp and witty to bold and expressive, accompanied by powerful and relevant music.

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