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This song was written in a general style of early seventies prog rock bands. Nobody in particular

I'm bad about losing people: loved ones who pass on, friends who fade away, people who decide they don't want anything to do with me after imagined or genuine slights. I find all these things very difficult to deal with and keep at bay.

So, this is my hymn to all the people rattling around my head that I have cared about that are no longer with me.

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Not Forever
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I will always miss you but I can’t cry forever,
No, I can’t cry forever, no, no, no.

I wish that I was with you but I can’t cry forever,
No, I can’t cry forever, no, no, no.

There are sometimes things that cannot mend,
And everything beginning has to end,
I just hope you’re out there somewhere,
Playing with your friends,
I hope you’re singing,
Hope you’re finding peace again.

I’ll always be grieving but I can’t cry forever,
No, I can’t cry forever, no, no, no.

I’ll not stop believing but I can’t cry forever,
No, I can’t cry forever, no, no, no.

This little heart is looking for its wings,
The world is so unkind to gentle things,
I just hope that someday you may,
Cut loose from your strings,
A new beginning,
Hope you find a song to sing.

I will always miss you but I can’t cry forever,
No, I can’t cry forever, no, no, no.

I wish that I could kiss you but I can’t cry forever,
No, I can’t cry forever, no, no, no.

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from One Of A Million Butterflies, released December 3, 2023
Written, performed, produced, and mixed by Michael Amos.
Backing vocals: Annie Kingsbury

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The KIVA Band Oxford, UK

The KIVA Band are a British recording indie/folk band based in Oxfordshire.

They write original material that draws on traditions as diverse as folk, pop, indie-rock, and classical music. Their songs twist and turn in unexpected directions yet always keep melody at their heart. Their words explore life and love, by turns funny, sad, lost, and found. ... more

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