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Dial Tones (or The Passing of Smaller Things)

from Two on a Bench by Dax Schaffer

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lyrics

I thought I could depend on you, I guess that isn't true
But part of me still justifies everything you do
Let's repack the artifacts and build in some place new
I said I can't depend on you, I know that isn't true

Extend to me some courtesy you reserve for yourself
In time, you'll give it to someone else
And to protect from loneliness, we'll buy fancier phones
But will future children know the sound of dial tones?

The latest alarm clock that you set is how late you'll wake up
And how am I to know what's real from what my mind makes up?
I say we go to some jungle and build our huts to keep
As we lie, the bugs might try to eat us while we sleep

So if that shack is too far back, we'll move to suburbia
A dead end cul-de-sac, is that enough?
We'll have the bestest appliances and the nextest gen iPhones
But will those children know the sound of dial tones?

So let's regret our love and get some Androids and iPhones
I'll text you all of my love when you're alone
Perhaps one day, you'll be ok to let me in your home
But will our children know the sound of dial tones?

credits

from Two on a Bench, released November 5, 2013
Lead Vocals and Acoustic Guitar by Dax Schaffer.
Bass Guitar and Keyboards by Steven Ray Morris.
Dial tone sample by CGEffex from Freesound.org

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Dax Schaffer Los Angeles, California

Singer/Songwriter. Some of my more personal songs are collected here. Mostly melodies written on ukulele and acoustic guitar. Thank you for stopping by. I hope you enjoy listening.

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