Ode to V.

from No Outlet by Dr. Martino

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lyrics

Best foot forward in my misstep
best foot forward when I thinking about you
caught flat-footed in my misstep
caught flat-footed when I think about you

What you taught me was impermanence
what you taught was there is no control
nothing much that I can do or say
cause the wheel's gonna turn anyway
it'll turn anyway
up and down and every which way
we're just here for the day

Haven't felt just like myself today
isolated in my hiding place
wasn't something I was trying to face
but the wheel's gonna turn anyway
it'll turn anyway
up and down and every which way
we're just here for the day

Vinnie, my boy,
this is a song about saying goodbye
Vinnie, my boy
this pithy ode for all your hiding spots and all the good times
Vinnie, my boy

And so often, write about grief
try to avoid it, try to keep it brief
but it's so hard just to stay away
but it's so easy when you feel the sting
when I think about you
o yeah, when I'm thinking about you
when I eulogize you

Vinnie, my boy,
this is a song about saying goodbye
Vinnie, my boy
this pithy ode for all your hiding spots and all the good times
Vinnie, my boy

I just ask myself why the night's so long
have some patience for one time in your life
I just ask myself why the night's so long
bidding my time as all the moments slow
wading through this archipelago
bidding my time as all the cannons blow

Vinnie, my boy
this is a song about saying goodbye
Vinnie, my boy
Vinnie, I never thought about saying goodbye
Vinnie, I never thought about saying goodbye
to you, my boy.

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from No Outlet, released November 19, 2021

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e4 in C Major

Apr 2023
No Outlet

Nov 2021
Caving In EP

Jul 2017
Calligrams

Jun 2016
Big Day EP

Aug 2014
Enchirito

Apr 2012

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