The Past

from Out of the Basement by KATES!

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Never thought I would be so late
Didn't think you could make me feel so small
Believed I was trying my best
Told me you didn't want my help at all

Said you needed more

Was a time we could coast along
Used to hang around in bed till noon
We didn't have anywhere to be
While the grownups were playing a different tune

Someday it was true
We'd sing it too

And it seems
Both you and I
Came up in a simpler time
And now that we've re-emerged, it's clear
Those days are over

And though we could
Give it a try
And speak in simpler lines
Only to spin a new fiction
And those days are over
They're over now

These days the game
Has fully changed
First-hand we've seen what it can take
To hold the line

And maybe now
You'll hear me out
I hope with the crisis all around
That we can meet the moment

Because our silence
It leaves a void

And it seems
Both you and I
Came up in a simpler time
And now that we've re-emerged, it's clear
Those days are over

And though we could
Give it a try
And speak in simpler lines
Only to spin a new fiction
And those days are over
They're over now

And I tried
Yes I tried
To hold the line for you
Frayed at the edges now
Till the day was over
Yeah I tried
Yes I tried
To keep it together for you
In flames all around us now
Till the day was over
It's over now

Yes I tried
Yes I tried
To hold the line for you
Frayed at the edges now
Till the day was over
Yeah I tried
Yes I tried
To keep it together for you
In flames all around us now
Till the day was over
It's over now

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from Out of the Basement, released April 4, 2023

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KATES! Toronto, Ontario

KATES! is Dave Kates, multi-instrumentalist, family man and occasional singing robot. Currently, he divides his time between working from home, refereeing his children and recording in his basement.

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