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Mystery hides in all kinds of places.

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I came upon an empty box
Or so I thought, or so I thought
Its age suggested emptiness
But something made me pause
But something made me pause

It looked abandoned, brown and small
Or so it seemed, or so it seemed
And if I hadn’t glanced that way
I would have missed its form
I would have missed its form

It wasn’t screaming, buy me now!
So quietly it lay near me
I even thought I saw it move
And try to hide deliberately
And try to hide deliberately

An orange peel lay on its lid
And coffee grounds and garbage mounds
It seemed to say I’m ugly, see?
I’m hard to get to, walk away
I’m hard to get to, walk away

Yet in that moment, staring down
As crowds walk by and pigeons fly
The dog that’s chewing at my soul
Perks up his ears: at last, he sighs
Perks up his ears: at last, he sighs

I stooped to touch the box I’d found
I had to see, I had to see
I gripped the lid and lifted up
And looked inside at nothing
And looked inside at nothing

I placed the lid back on the box
I laughed aloud, I laughed aloud
Since I found peace inside that box
Where others have found nothing
Where others have found nothing

As I walked along the street
The passing crowds with open mouths
All melt away like mist and spray
Beneath the omnipresent sun
Beneath the omnipresent sun

I came upon an empty mind
Or so I thought, or so I thought
Its age suggested emptiness
My own thoughts made me pause
My own thoughts made me pause

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from Dance in the Rain (20th Anniversary Release), released May 17, 2002

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Leslie Hudson Stratford, Ontario

Leslie Hudson is a Canadian singer songwriter and pianist. Their albums range from storytelling styles to bluesy bar rock to dialed-up, full-band homages to pop culture. With lyrical piano skills and a voice that cuts through the crowd, their songs dive deep into archetype and folklore, modernizing ancient voices & shining a spotlight on the shadowy paths we walk through life, myth and media. ... more

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