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There's a Flaw Somewhere

from Spoken Four by Samm Bennett - Polarity Records

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Recorded at Polarity Studio, Tokyo, February 2022

A video of this performance may be seen at YouTube, here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWXE_XwCJRg

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THERE'S A FLAW SOMEWHERE

there’s a flaw somewhere
somewhere in my theory
and so my grand plan is falling apart
like a house of cards
i was certain, so very certain that i
had it all worked out
now it’s just a broken bottle in the alley
worthless scattered shards

there’s a flaw somewhere
there’s a flaw somewhere

trying to zero in on the nature
the nature of my mistake
must be somewhere deep in the calculations
calculations I’ll have to remake
but now it’s a question of time, you see
i might not have enough left
i’d have to steal the time from somewhere else
and I’ve lost my taste for theft

there’s a flaw somewhere
there’s a flaw somewhere

when I first set out to achieve some dreams
i guess i really didn’t have a clue
but as I stumbled along i was getting at least
a little handle on what I should do
and as the years rolled by i kept plugging along
bound and determined to find
some kinda fulfillment, some inner peace
a goal in the back of my mind

but there’s a flaw somewhere
there’s a flaw somewhere

and now i’m thinking the basic flaw is within
can’t-blame no one else, I suppose
it was there in the very foundation
on which this crumbling edifice rose
now it may or may not be a fatal flaw
anyway that’s beside the point
i’m heading over to a bar on the edge of town
stop in if you’re near the joint

there’s a flaw somewhere
there’s a flaw somewhere
tonight i’ll be drinking till i just don’t care
that there’s a flaw somewhere

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from Spoken Four, released September 1, 2023
All words and music by Samm Bennett

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Samm Bennett - Polarity Records Tokyo, Japan

Singer and songwriter, player of unusual string instruments such as 3-string and 1-string guitar, plus jaw harps, mouthbow, electronics and junk, plus all manner of drums and percussion.

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