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Failure to Succeed

from Travelers by Dave Kilbank and Paul Bezooyen

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Ever wonder about the value of Failure ?

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Socrates was a failure in his mind,
“Know thyself” was the message he sent humankind,
To be happy he believed we must,
Use our reason to be fair and just,
A fine philosophy that soon went bust,
Cuz we can't get past greed and lust,
We leave our ideals in the dust... far behind.

John Milton was a failure, yes it's true,
His intentions for “Paradise Lost” all fell through,
His lofty goal was to justify,
All the ways of God to you and I,
But he couldn't, and do you know why,
Cuz he set his sights way too high,
So he couldn't find paradise... in this zoo.

Ludwig Van was a failure, that's no lie,
He was deaf to all those compliments that would fly,
His music was conceived to transcend fate,
But instead his tunes were merely great,
An ordinary man would celebrate,
Success in itself can placate,
But that's not enough for young “Beet”... so he died.

If you feel like a failure, shout Yahoo,
Cuz it means that your standards are higher than you,
Think of something that's worth failing at,
Try to be an altruistic cat,
If you don't I'll have to eat my hat,
The world may as well remain flat,
But you're much more noble that that... and me too.

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from Travelers, released March 1, 2013
Dave Kilbank: Music and Lyrics, Lead Vocals, 12 string guitar, arrangements and programming of virtual instruments, recording, mixing and mastering.

Paul Bezooyen: Harmony Vocals, 6 string acoustic guitars (Rhythm and Lead)

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Dave Kilbank and Paul Bezooyen Nanaimo, British Columbia

Kilbank, former host of CHLY 101.7 FM’s Songwriters Circle radio show, met Bezooyen in 2007 and this productive songwriting team was born. Kilbank and Bezooyen continue to develop The Hermit’s Music as a label, music publishers, and community of like-minded musicians.
Together they draw from a diverse range of influences including the Alan Parsons Project, Joni Mitchell, CSN and Acoustic Alchemy
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