Chasing The Dragon

by Northbourne Flats

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lyrics

Are you sick of listening to wise old men
Talking ‘bout things that they don’t understand
We're all just spitting out lines that our fathers once said
Since when is a question a means to an end
And I said

Preachers will sell you their prayer or meditation
So you're sitting there buying the right to silent contemplation
Only the rich will ever make it to heaven
Be it crystals or pills or with a holy donation
And I said

Now that I've been shown the way
Make a note these notes take me far away
It stirs in everyone and I see it stare at me through your eyes
We'll be chasing our dragons for the rest of our days
And I feel it

Hippies will tell you that love flows through your veins
Broken hearted people tell me that love in is vain
That fear makes makes me human and why would that change
Oh come to me when I’m old and I will tell you the same
And I said

Now that I've been shown the way
Make a note these notes take me far away
It stirs in everyone, and I see it stare at me through your eyes
We'll be chasing our dragons for the rest of days

It likely doesn't exist
And I'll just search till I die, what a way to go and I've
Got nothing to lose I know I'll never know piece of mind
But I want a little peace of my own in this life

I know I won't be shown the way
The notes I make do more than just wind away the days
It stirs in everything I hope you stare at everyone
You'll be chasing your dragon when I'm long gone
I want to believe in guiding hands
But there's no map 'cause there's no promised land
I'll be chasing my dragon for the rest of my life
She likely doesn't exist but I'll just search till I die

And I feel it
I'm still your son

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released November 9, 2018
Written, performed and recorded by Northbourne Flats
Produced by Jamie Leonard
Mastered by Kay Ansah

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Northbourne Flats Canberra, Australia

Northbourne Flats is Kahlil, Ruby, Jamie, Jon & Ollie.

discography

Too Much To Ask

Oct 2021
Paralysed (ft. Ruby Delgado)

Sep 2020
Kindred Spirit

Apr 2020
Chasing The Dragon

Nov 2018
Muddy

Mar 2018
Dredge

Dec 2015
Wait

May 2015

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