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Morphine

by Ron Pope

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At its core, this is a love song; I’m talking about how numbing my life could be before I found someone to care for. More broadly, ”Morphine” is about how aimless life can feel when you don’t feel that you have a concrete purpose. Early on in the quarantine, I was really struggling with that. I’m a performer, so if I can’t go out and put on a show, who am I? I realized that the love in my life was, in fact, what gave me my true purpose. Once I came to that conclusion, being a stay at home dad felt joyous. My daughter and I got to walk all by ourselves to feed the ducks every day; I watched little changes occur in her that I would’ve missed if I was on the road. I’d share dinner with my wife across our dinner table each evening, as opposed to trying to sneak in a quick call from some far flung tour stop. It turned out that the love in my life mattered more to me than my job. I guess I always knew that, but this time at home has really reinforced it.

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I probably shouldn't say you make me feel this way,
But I can't help myself when you're around.
I took a lethal dose, so now I am a ghost,
Floating through the hallways of your house.

Before we met life was morphine,
I couldn't feel a damn thing.

Sometimes I live in fear that you will disappear,
So I pretend I do not care at all.
But you call every bluff, do not betray my trust,
And catch me as I try my best to fall.

Before we met life was morphine,
I couldn't feel a damn thing.

So here we are again, we masquerade as friends,
Pretending for ourselves and no one else.
'Cause everybody sees we're lying through our teeth,
But you're the only medicine that helps.

Before we met life was morphine,
I couldn't feel a damn thing.

Before we met life was morphine,
I couldn't feel a damn thing.

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released July 23, 2020
Words and Music: Ron Pope
Paul Hammer: Mixing & Mastering
Jeff Malinowski - acoustic guitar, bass, piano
Jerry Pentecost - drums

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Platinum recording independent artist, Ron Pope, made a name for himself in the early days of music streaming with the viral success of his song, “A Drop in the Ocean” - which has now been streamed over 1 billion times going platinum in the US and double platinum in Sweden. ... more

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