The Give and Take

from Disguised As Fate by Ariel Bui

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Released September 16th, 2008. Recorded by Dylan Ethier and Brendon Keith at Studio 101, FL.

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I've been let down too many times to tell myself that life is gonna change
Yet somehow I've found that I continue living life and hoping anyway
I've come to terms with the fact that all is fair in love and war they say
Someday I'll learn to understand these twisted rules they've set for me to play

Until then, I'm merely just a pawn
Until then, I'll play along

I've been let down, but so have you and you and you and you
So let's gather round and share this time to sing along to just a song or two

Until then, just know that you belong
Until then, let's get along

I've lost so much but learned much more
In this game of give or take
And in the end we stand to gain
So much more than we can take

Leave room for mistakes
And times of heartache

I’ve been let down too many times to tell myself that life is gonna change
Yet somehow I’ve found that I continue living life and hoping anyway
Life is a game, no one’s to blame
We play to win just to get by
We'll make up rules but we're such fools

Truth only knows what's wrong or right
And she'll defend it through the night
We'll only find her if we try
And we'll see everything is fine

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Ariel Bui is a Nashville-based musical artist, activist & educator.

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