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A love song for a lost game piece.

lyrics

I have built cities
I’ve laid claim to foreign lands
I have hunted, I have farmed
I have stood tall by your hands

My kind may seem tiny
only a half inch tall
but when you choose to use us
we can do it all

Then came that day of shouting
I was knocked down so low
I’m lost alone in the dark
where your eyes never go

(Chorus)
Can We play again
Can we play again
I lie here waiting
for the moment when
We will play again

I may be small
and made of painted wood
But I made the choice more real
than a cube ever could

Now I’m lost below the shelf
next to a marble that is blue
and two cardboard tokens
what’s a meeple to do

CHORUS

I’m not like the dice who always changes his face
Or the VP chips that never give the right score
I’m not the silly piece that jumps around
I’m the man that stands for so much more

It’s so hard to be beyond the table’s edge
in the dark lands unknown
It’s so hard to play our game
when I am alone

Then came a wind
and shout from on high
She fell down into the dust
from the table sky

She was a meeple just like me
the prettiest thing I had ever seen
and the best part of all
She was painted green

Can We play again
Can we play again
I will stay with you
‘til the very end
and we will play again

credits

from Our Kind of Strange, released January 5, 2021
Eric Distad – Guitar, Vocals
Jen Distad – Bass
Amy McNally – Violin

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The Faithful Sidekicks Oregon City, Oregon

Nerdy Geeky Comedy Rock Folk (Can we throw any more in there? Alt? Sure, why not.).

The Faithful Sidekicks is all that and more.

Eric and Jen Distad have been making music together for many years, but in 2014 decided that they really wanted to write fun songs about the geeky things they love - Sci Fi, Fantasy, Board Games, Video Games, Movies... and so here we are, ready to make you smile! ... more

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