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Life on the Outside

from Old Becomes New by Paul Lesinski

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Inspired by a real-life story Paul read about an inmate who could't handle life outside of prison and committed crimes to get back in.

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Coming up on seven months for three-eighty-four
Ah yeah, I’ve worn the same uniform
Yeah I know I threw the game, I want my life to stay the same
Keep me in these prison walls, cinderblocks and waterfalls, ah yeah, ah yeah

Used to make me happy watching blood on the streets
Now I cannot get the stain off my feet
I like it better tied and chained, you know I’ve never been afraid
Leaping over bodies laid, know it’s only done and said and

I can’t take life on the outside
Freedom isn’t me
I can’t fake it, life on the outside
Bleeding liberty

Most the men mark the time deep in the walls
Years in the eyes, they shuffle down the halls
But I watch the fractured sun through bars, grillwork mesh of stolen cars
If I could do it all again, you know I wouldn’t change a thing and

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I sit and watch the nightmare; It circles, going nowhere
What difference does it make, what difference does anything make?
Anything make, anything make?

Coming up on seven months for three-eighty-four
Ah yeah, I’ve worn the same uniform
Yeah I know I threw the game, I want my life to stay the same
Keep me in these prison walls, cinderblocks and waterfalls
Don’t need clothes or shopping malls, don’t need more than one phone call
Keep me swabbing down the halls, I tell ya, you can keep it all and

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from Old Becomes New, released April 11, 2019

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Paul Lesinski

Paul’s music is a fusion of genres, blending the raw power of classic rock with hints of progressive rock that captivates listeners and takes them on a sonic journey.

Lyrically, Paul reflects the era and concerns of his audience, whether reveling in the opportunity to be the best version of yourself, to lamenting the fractured state of political and social connection. ... more

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