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I Need a Riff

from Sea of Clouds by Martin Rivas

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lyrics

I need a riff to get me through the morning
From the car to the beach
Out the house

I need a riff to get to the person
I hope I could be
To keep from disappearing

I need a riff to rock the streets I drive
Remind me I’m alive
To feed me and my pride

I need a riff to get me home from school
To play in my head
At the funeral

I need a riff that’ll get me out of bed
To push the shopping cart to
In front of you

I need a riff to gaze at my shoes to
To ward off the spirits
Of failure and fear

Why can’t I rest, or better yet recover
Inhale the wind, and set it free
In a distant melody from a vanished century

Why can’t I hear every third or fourth word
And piece together haphazardly
An impression of my own to be misused by me alone

And I’d rather conjure odd interpretations
Of a person alien to me
Drifting in a lunar sea

And it turns out I’m completely recognizable
I’d give up my solitude
If I could only bring it back to you

I need a riff

©2009 Martin Rivas (BMI). All rights reserved.

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from Sea of Clouds, released August 13, 2009
Martin Rivas - lead & backing vocals : electric guitar : synth : loops
Craig Meyer - drums
Brian Killeen - bass
Ryan Vaughn - tambourine
Chris Kuffner - treated guitar
Bess Rogers - backing vocals

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Martin Rivas New York, New York

Brooklyn native Martin Rivas has been a stalwart participant and supporter of NYC-based underground music since his days in early-90s critical darlings & CBGB regulars Serious Pilgrim. Martin’s music has always taken the listener on a sonic journey that feels new and familiar; now that fatherhood has introduced him to his greatest passion, his 7th album is certain to take some compelling twists. ... more

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