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Riddles

from Still Life by Gen Why

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I woke up, sun was shining and the sky was blue
Colors on the trees had changed with visions soft and new

Oh to be the one to change them
Oh to know the tune

Riddles of the world keep clouding up my afternoon
Riddles of the world keep clouding up my afternoon

I looked out one fine morning water filled the air
Splashed through ’til my head was all that was left standing there
Oh the colored lights that passed and flashed beneath my feet

Riddles of the world keep setting me up for defeat
Riddles of the world keep setting me up for defeat

Built a house above the water, watched it flowing past
Cast a net into the water, colors didn’t last
Made some extra colors printed in a magazine

Riddles of the world keep sticking me right in-between
Riddles of the world keep sticking me right in-between

Night was cold and water colder, made a fire there
Smokestacks rose above the water, ‘filtering the air’
Water churned and fire smoldered, made it stronger still

Riddles of the world keep tasting like a bitter pill
Riddles of the world keep tasting like a bitter pill

I woke up one fine morning and the sky was grey
Colors that had once been free, well, now you had to pay
Waited for the sky to thunder, rain to clear the air

Riddles of the world were answered: now the world was ‘fair’
Riddles of the world were answered: now the world was ‘fair’

Jumped back in my car and drove to where the sky was blue
Others jumped in theirs cause they all had the same thought too
Pushed the grey sky ever-further, blue it could not last

Riddles of the world are answered in the looking glass
Riddles of the world are answered in the looking glass

Broke the looking glass and tossed it in a dirtied stream
No one wants to see their face in something so unclean
Made a glass that’s so much better, show’s me what I ask

Riddles of the world have become someone else’s task
Riddles of the world have become someone else’s task

Sky cracked open like a curse as if to say goodbye
In my room took those blue pages, pasted them up high
Covered walls with pictures of the trees in magazines

Riddles of the world said “don’t cry, everything’s a dream”
Riddles of the world said “don’t cry, everything’s a dream”

Visions of the world were singing
Visions of the world were singing
Visions of the world were singing

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from Still Life, released June 16, 2014
Lead vocals, rhythm guitar and shaker by Kai Reimer-Watts, with added vocal harmonies by Mila Petkovic, lead guitar by JustLive, and percussion by Juan Santos. Written by Kai Reimer-Watts, 2012.

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Gen Why Toronto, Ontario

The name of our band, Gen Why, reflects the open question our generation and others to come are now being faced with of how we can best shape our future in the face of large-scale, rapid global change.

We hope our music will encourage positive change in the world around us, drawing attention to what matters: respect for life, love and the amazing human spirit that can transform our world. Enjoy! ... more

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