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I want to be a king and focus on a dream…and touch with my own fingers the things I’ve never seen…I want to write a prayer for those with folded hands…held beneath their chins with giant rubber bands…I want to lead an army of dropout libertines…past the confrontation…gum up their machines…I want to build an altar to rest this heavy head…and sacrifice the part that is already dead…I want to break the silence without too many words…between two generations…between the dirt and earth…do you know your father, he was once a man…he was so distracted by a million plans…do you know your father…amongst the green grass that grows…eyes up…all toes…I see you are up…tall grass grows on the trunk…born like a man that listens to soul…born like a man that listens to snow…he was once a prophet now he’s just a man now he was just a prophet now he’s just a man…I want to be a king and focus on a dream…and touch with my own fingers the things eyes never see…I want to write a prayer for those with folded hands…held beneath their chins with giant rubber bands…I want to lead an army of dropout libertines…past the confrontation…gum up their machines.

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from Time It Often Takes, released October 11, 2014

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Luis Betancourt New York

Luis Betancourt is a songwriter living in North Hero, VT. His songs incorporate a variety of guitars (acoustic/electric, baritone, bass), electronics/programming, and vocals to create a homegrown, intimate and sometimes experimental vibe. Elements of folk, pop, psych, & rock can be heard throughout. Besides his solo project, he also regularly performs and records with AVO and the Whiskey Spitters. ... more

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