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My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It’s the only thing I find interesting.

Paul Simon

We’re living in a certain time, and we’re aware of it. And that’s part of what we’re aware of, along with our own personal aches and pains.
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Aware Live Myself Pain Personal Time
No one dare disturb the sound of silence.
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Dare Disturb Oneself Silence Sound
If you’ll be my body guard, I can be your long lost pal.
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Body Friendship Guard Myself
We work our jobs, collect our pay, believe were gliding down the highway, when in fact we’re slip sliding away.
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Fact Job Ourselves Slide Work
The phrasing didn’t work as well.
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Phrase Well Work
In the clearing stands the boxer, and a fighter by his trade. And he carries a reminder of every glove that laid him down, or cut him till he cried out in his anger and his shame “I am leaving! I am leaving” but the fighter still remains.
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Carry Clear Fight Myself Reminder Shame Stand
We’ve survived by believing our life is going to get better.
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Believe Better Hope Life Survive
And she said ‘Losing love is like a window in your heart, Everybody sees you’re blown apart, Everybody feels the wind blow.’
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Feeling Herself Lose Love Window
Time it was And what a time it was, it was A time of innocence A time of confidences Long ago it must be I have a photograph Preserve your memories They’re all that’s left you.
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Innocence Memories Preservation Time Yourself
I don’t think [Dylan and the Beatles] influenced me a lot. I think it was inevitable; they were so powerful that you couldn’t really escape the influence.
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Escape Influence Powerful Thinking
People talking without speaking, People listening without hearing, Sounds of Silence.
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Listening People Silence Sound Talk
Somewhere in a burst of glory / Sound becomes a song.
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Burst Glory Song Sound
Sail on silver girl Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine Oh, if you need a friend I’m sailing right behind.
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Dreams Friendship Need Shine Time Yourself
It was the year of the Beatles, it was the year of the Stones, it was 1964.
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Age Time
People ask how I feel about getting old. I tell them I have the same question. I’m learning as I go.
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Feeling Learning Myself Old People Question
I met my old lover on the street last night. She seemed so glad to see me, I just smiled. Then we talked about some old times and we drank ourselves some beers, still crazy after all these years.
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Crazy Happiness Lover Old Ourselves Time
Take two bodies and you twirl them into one, their hearts and their bones, and they won’t come undone.
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Body Bone Heart
There is a moment, a chip in time, when leaving home is the lesser crime.
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Crime Leave Moments Time
Much of songwriting is simply a mystery.
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Mystery Simplicity
Life I love you, all is groovy.
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I Love You Life Myself
I have my books and my poetry to protect me.
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Book Myself Poetry Protection
Lord, I am a surgeon and music is my knife. It cuts away my sorrow and purifies my life.
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Knife Life Music Myself Purity Sorrow
The trick is, as I know it, is to care like hell and not give a damn at the same time.
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Care Time Trick Yourself
I don’t very often think I’ve done a good job. I don’t like the majority of what I do. I shouldn’t say I don’t like it, but I’m not satisfied with almost everything that I do.
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Goodness Majority Myself Satisfaction Thinking
When I look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it’s a wonder I can think at all.
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Learning Myself Thinking Wonder
Who am I to blow against the wind?
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Blow Myself Wind
Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do.
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Expectation History Live People Record Success Yourself

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