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Nature of the Beast

from Forward by Beth Patterson

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Bring the cat in, darlin’
Instinct is still wild
He’s keeping that poor thing alive
To play with it awhile
He’s really such a sweetheart
It’s really not his style
But he’s letting that thing live So he can play with it awhile
I say...

catchit letitgo, catchit letitgo, catchit catchit
cachtit letitgo, catchit letitgo NOW!

Nature is cruel
That’s the natural order of things
But somehow in the equation
There’s something still missing
It’s all about the hunt
With no compassion in the least
Act and reenact
It’s just the nature of the beast

We’re not meant to understand
How nature has no empathy
But all the same, we’re thinking
He should let that poor thing be
It’s not for us to intervene
With creatures wild and free
But a tame feline should put that thing
Out of its misery
I say...

catchit letitgo, catchit letitgo, catchit catchit
cachtit letitgo, catchit letitgo NOW!

Nature is cruel
That’s the natural order of things
But somehow in the equation
There’s something still missing
It’s all about the hunt
With no compassion in the least
Act and reenact
It’s just the nature of the beast

He was born domestic
That’s why it just seems wrong
Why does this loving pussycat
Keep stringing it along?

Something doesn’t add up
For a cat that loves to play
He’s only showing interest
When it tries to run away
We’ve tried to teach him kindness
But he he hasn’t shown it yet
He might lose a bit a wildness
Once we take him to the vet
I say...

catchit letitgo, catchit letitgo, catchit catchit
cachtit letitgo, catchit letitgo NOW!

Nature is cruel
That’s the natural order of things
But somehow in the equation
There’s something still missing
It’s all about the hunt
With no compassion in the least
Act and reenact
It’s just the nature of the beast
I say...

catchit letitgo, catchit letitgo, catchit catchit
cachtit letitgo, catchit letitgo NOW!

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from Forward, released August 17, 2013
Beth Patterson: vocals, bouzouki, bass
Lu Rojas: guitars, drum programming

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Beth Patterson New Orleans, Louisiana

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Beth Patterson - a Louisiana player of the Irish bouzouki who easily crosses genre boundaries ranging from Irish to Cajun to Metal. She has performed in 18 countries across the Americas, Europe, Oceania & Asia. She has 7 solo albums & appearances on over 170 albums, soundtracks, videos, commercials & voice-overs. ... more

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