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I lit out on La Perdida when the world was burning down
And I feared all hope was up in smoke
and I walked on blackened ground
All I wanted was the distance, all I had to lose was pain
But La Perdida led me right back down again.

There’s no signs on La Perdida, no white line to guide you on
You can drive away forever, no one even knows you’re gone
The objects in the mirror are more lost than they appear
And that bright light up ahead’s just a reflection in your tears.

And this is where the map runs out
and the trickster makes his play
‘Cause there’s four directions and a thousand roads
But there’s only La Perdida when you’re trying to run away.

Every town I pass through now I wonder what if I stopped running?
Gave myself another name, made a righteous new beginning
Found some sweet and easy love, washed away my reputation
But that’s just my mind at play, I’ve still got a child’s imagination.

But sometimes the child knows things the man’s forgotten how to see
Like that glow on the horizon where the darkness used to be
And this is where the sun rolls in on the bright steel rails of day
‘Cause there’s a fast train running when you’re bound for glory
But there’s only La Perdida when you’re trying to run away
Yes there’s only La Perdida when you’re trying to run away.

© 2019 by David Conrad

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from The Moment Before Waking, released December 4, 2021
© 2019 by David Conrad

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Conrad y Skordalia Nashville, Tennessee

David Conrad and Rebecca Weiner Tompkins began performing as Conrad y Skordalia in 2012 in New York City. Their first record, A Silo Filled With Birds, was released in 2016. Their music incorporates rock, country/folk and soul, with traces of traditional Celtic music and modern classical.
They have been based in Nashville since 2017, and perform regularly in the area both as duo and full band. ... more

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