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Imagine men living in an underground cave
They are bound by their heads and by their feet
They only see the flames’ shadow on the wall

“Oh, these strange prisoners do seem like a
Strange image to me.”

Behind the men a road extends in front of the flames
Travelers pass with animals and objects held over their backs
The puppets make the flame shadows on the wall

“But these strange prisoners don’t see
How strange their lives do seem!”

Imagine now that someone comes to set one free
The prisoner turns to face the flames and back to his old reality
Confused and dazzled the flames reveal things as they’re meant to be
As they’re meant to be seen
There’s a passage! past the shadows
to somewhere new
He starts to see
A strange beacon brighter than his eyes have seen
A blinding light can mask more than the darkest screen
At first the shadows, reflections then objects, then the stars above
At last! At last! At last! He can see the sun!

But if he goes back to tell the prisoners what he’s found
Well they’ll take his life when he stumbles back to his former self

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from Thimble, Needle, and Thread, released June 14, 2015

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Joshua Hill Los Angeles, California

Joshua Hill is a multi-instrumentalist and composer from Arizona. Winner of a Canadian Screen Awards for the Academy Award nominated film "The Breadwinner" for co-writing the song "The Crown Sleeps"

He performs regularly on violin, guitar, piano, bass, and singing.
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