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Sunshine Set Me Up

from Balance (2020) by Benjamin Russell

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My lowest lows usually followed my highest highs, maybe because I wore myself out. I used to throw myself into the ups, trying to get as much out of them as I could, knowing I wouldn't be able to do much when that low hit. Sometimes, when I was low, I would curse the up for tricking me, making me forget the price I would pay.

Now I've learned to ride the moods. When I feel myself rising, I take it easy and, when the low comes, I tell myself, "Sunshine will always return."

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Sunshine Set Me Up - song by Elyce & Benjamin Russell (socan)

Sunshine set me up for a moment of pain
Showed me happiness then hid it again
Gotta remember the vision inside
It’s like the weather, a cyclical ride

Don’t fly as high now and I don’t fall as low
Learned to balance how the moods come and go
Silenced the critic, well most of the time
A work in progress, but I know it’s mine

Sunlight will always return
Patience is something you learn
It’s OK, it’s all right
You don’t have to lose sight
Of everything you hold tight
And wait for the sunlight’s return

Not scared to feel now - I’m not locked in the pain
I am safe with you, can see you again
To be wide open to the air and the light
We’ve learned how to share and know that it’s right

Sunshine set me up for a moment of pain
Showed me happiness then hid it again

Sunlight will always return
Patience is something you learn
It’s OK, it’s all right
You don’t have to lose sight
Of everything you hold tight
And wait for the sunlight’s return
Sunlight will always return

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from Balance (2020), released February 26, 2021

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Benjamin Russell is a multi-genre singer-songwriter, painter, graphic artist, videographer, writer living in Montreal, Quebec.

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