The 120th Shrine
from Alive Again by Michael Garfield
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lyrics
Where is the 120th shrine?
I searched everywhere on a map that I found online
But I still can't find
Gonna lose my mind
I like to think that I'm a pretty smart guy
But I look and I look and I still don't see
So I must be blind
I've spent too much time
Trying to find this shrine
I gotta get a life
I stayed away from games and I got outside
For seventeen years I learned guitar
And deep insights
But then my wife cut me a line
And I pressed rewind
Now I'm up at 5 and I don't know why
Except I'm stuck at 119 and Jesus, I can't abide
On a diatribe
Gotta find that shrine or I'm stuck behind
Michael, will you please just go to bed?
I did not consent to losing you to this game
You know we have two kids
And this foolishness is
Strangely reminiscent
Of Jurassic World Alive
Heard my high school BFF found 'em all and I
Am consumed by a spirit of competition that isn't right
I got Eventide on my very first try
But where is that shrine?
Sooner or later my stamina wheel will redline
And I'll reach the point where I'll face the facts and must decide
If I wanna die on the hill of the 120th shrine
I searched everywhere on a map that I found online
But I still can't find
Gonna lose my mind
I like to think that I'm a pretty smart guy
But I look and I look and I still don't see
So I must be blind
I've spent too much time
Trying to find this shrine
I gotta get a life
I stayed away from games and I got outside
For seventeen years I learned guitar
And deep insights
But then my wife cut me a line
And I pressed rewind
Now I'm up at 5 and I don't know why
Except I'm stuck at 119 and Jesus, I can't abide
On a diatribe
Gotta find that shrine or I'm stuck behind
Michael, will you please just go to bed?
I did not consent to losing you to this game
You know we have two kids
And this foolishness is
Strangely reminiscent
Of Jurassic World Alive
Heard my high school BFF found 'em all and I
Am consumed by a spirit of competition that isn't right
I got Eventide on my very first try
But where is that shrine?
Sooner or later my stamina wheel will redline
And I'll reach the point where I'll face the facts and must decide
If I wanna die on the hill of the 120th shrine
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from Alive Again,
released December 14, 2021
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Michael Garfield Santa Fe, New Mexico
Singer-songwriter, avant-guitarist, and live electronic producer all at once, Michael's dynamic live shows and intricate albums takes listeners on emotional trips spanning folk tradition and the avant-garde.
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