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First to Break

from 52 Songs in 52 Weeks: 2009 by James Hersch

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Number 25
June 18th, 2009

First To Break

Be the first to break
For someone else's sake
When someone else's heart
Is breaking in two
Be the first to hear
Someone's silent tear
Be the last to say
I'm giving up on you

Be the turning tide
In someone's darkest night
Be the sun's first light
Of a morning yet to come
Be the tiny spark
In someone's lonely dark
A flicker of hope for a heart
Waiting for the sun

Be the nick of time
The last chance danger sign
The exit that we find
When life speeds away
Be the get away path
For someone who is lost and trapped
In the lies and the glitter flash
That blinds our way

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from 52 Songs in 52 Weeks: 2009, released November 21, 2012

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James Hersch Minneapolis, Minnesota

I live on this piece of prairie. I'm passionate and dedicated to writing songs in hopes of singing them for people. I don't think I could continue without both ends of that process. Create then hope. It's here I write songs, and here I wait to sing them for others. ... more

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