Name: Fountain of Aging
Duration: P00H04M19S
Description: The 'Fountain of Aging' is the opposite of the 'Fountain of Youth'. This song has a bit of a dark tone about it but for good reason. It observes all of the various forms of deceit (via metaphor) in the world that will make you weaker and ultimately ruin your life. Once you realize and awaken to these things, the first step is to walk away.

Fountain of Aging

from 4...3...2... by Brett Alexander Boye

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The 'Fountain of Aging' is the opposite of the 'Fountain of Youth'. This song has a bit of a dark tone about it but for good reason. It observes all of the various forms of deceit (via metaphor) in the world that will make you weaker and ultimately ruin your life. Once you realize and awaken to these things, the first step is to walk away.

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A religion of convenience
In an alluring church
Painted red, painted yellow
Disconnected from the challenge of nature
Further they sink into an abyss
Of comfort and satiation
Until the pillow can't hold their weight

The glistening so bright and welcoming
But it masks the slow poison
It's a fountain of aging
Everyone says "come on in, the water is fine"
In the glossy shrines cut with thousands of knives
Brings the death to the body temple
Before it's due time

Turn my back and walk away
From the circling vultures above that place
Then I glimpse a rare blue sky
Kept in my mind

I still got time...

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from 4...3...2..., released December 15, 2020
Yes, that movie clip is Rutger Hauer in the film Blade Runner and I've taken this clip completely out of its original context and flipped it on its head.

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Brett Alexander Boye Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

With over 30 years of songwriting, Brett Alexander Boye would like to think he's evolved and learned a thing or two. His music is an attempt to find deep meaning and truth within a bizarre world ruled by untruth. His solo albums do derive from a wide range of influences like The Church, David Bowie, Mark Knopfler, Rob Pollard, Sigur Ros and others but always seeks to create something original. ... more

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