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Riddle of the Artist

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V. 1
The medium is still up in the air
We haven’t reached the question of skill
The issue at hand is fundamental
Causing a commotion inside of me

It baffles me every single day
The answer’s there, but it teases me
I’ve tried to learn from the masters
But I want to make something new

Chorus
Can you solve the riddle of the artist?
The enigma that stood the test of time
If you search deep down within your soul
You might find something worth passing on

V.2
I look left, and I look right
And I wonder which way is wrong
Am I beginning to see a pattern?
Or was it all a mistake after all?

Am I the only one with this problem?
Is there something that I just can’t see?
Can you show me the secret to the impasse?
Could it be that you’re as stumped as I am?

Bridge
Is it a paradox?
Or is it a puzzle?
Is there a balance?
Or is there cohesion?

Am I just trying too hard?
Am I not trying hard enough?
If I only had the answer
I’d know just what to do
...this was, ironically enough, born out of my struggle with something not unlike a "creative slump," but more like a sort of crisis.  I know almost nobody would know or care, but this is the first time I've done something in a long time; hopefully this will still sound as good to me later as when I first posted this, rather than come off as cheesy like some of my other stuff...
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