1. |
Bright Light Dimming
02:18
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u were a bright light dimming but i really only got to see you in passing
once or twice the dogs running on the floor, i think then you were smiling.
what stays in place when your mind wonders?
what do you say to the passerbys?
would you care to put some kerosine to my eyes?
youre pumping upwards, can feel it in the crook of the spine
unholy branches, so unfair to climb
i cant believe it, i cant believe it-it wasnt fair
it wasnt fair the weight you had to bear.
so now i guess you can say
ill be living everyday in your name
and if they say i dont have a right
they dont know that like light recognizes its own eyes.
u were a bright light dimming
but youll be swimming in the everlasting.
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2. |
Thin Lines
03:48
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sitting here on the side of life
certain sunny days you'll kick out your teeth
I'm just sitting here trying to keep an eye on the thin lines
ask for my advice but youre just gonna do what you do
the doctors calling but you only pick up when its past due
I'm just sitting here trying to keep an eye on the crescent moon
people come and go isn't that funny to u?
a bridge is made and then its burned but really what can u do?
ppl on their phones but I don't think they'll pick up to call
does this mean a thing or probably nothing at all
I should know by now
how to read ahead
without hurting heads
you'ree here... but you're not here
I always laugh when u wear that second face
I don't think I could reach you even if I tried
people come and go isn't that funny to you
a bridge is made a bond is severed but really what can you do
ppl on their phones but I don't think they'll pick up to call
does this mean a thing? prob nothing at al
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Mission
03:24
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some downtown train
a voice chimes through the door
a missionary sells his faith
eyes blank-
but we all got somewhere to be
it could be so clear.
i wish i had a mission
playing with the incisions just to pass some rough time.
you're a double visioned indecision
bitching about your shit decisions
but we all see right in front of us
hitting your head at the stoop at dusk
you know it would be easy blaming anyone else
youre looking to others so you dont speak for yourself
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4. |
Things You Say
01:33
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i remember when you used to say youd do anything.
so, today im gonna do all the things you say
grab the silicone
your body is present but nobody is home.
i remember you were sifting through the trash can
a sacrificial piece of mucus and a finger pointed.
i couldnt blame you for the lens that you could only bear
a furrowed eyebrow, big yell, and some heavy tears
i cant even chase my bb cousins down the stairs anymore
i can only trip and fall and break an aging ankle
only speak for yourself and your own private shackles
find a love, and hold it close, like so,
today, today.
im gonna do all the things you say.
i couldnt blame you for the lens that you could only bear
a furrowed eyebrow, big yell, and some heavy tears
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5. |
After (interlude)
01:12
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6. |
Likebloodflow
02:18
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u dont wanna have to fight for anything at all
u want it all right away and you dont wanna choose
between doing nothing and risking something to lose
your brothers cards are always bleeding and your sisters got an attitude
but theyre the ones who will love u even when ur in a type of mood
a red dot
a scalpel
it really is a mouthful
but around you
the words flow
right out just likebloodflow
learn how to relax, i mustve been absent for that class
i slipped and fell and got carried away
mustve been in your laugh, a distant memory.
id be lying if i said i wasnt afraid
of what it all may or may not mean
but im happy here, in between
a red dot
a scalpel
it really is a mouthful
but around you
the words flow
time with you is likebloodflow
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7. |
Next Time
02:14
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sit and weep, sipping bitter sweet ice cream
a sea shell breaks, bitter potion, your own remedy
three women picking up his slack, raising his kid
maybe next time
maybe youll be bold
youll push yourself aside
you tried your best
maybe next time
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8. |
Ginger Shot
02:16
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he had a hairy tongue and crooked eyes
a sea deep voice but only half a spine
he had a brother w some cuts just like mine
i wonder if he uses iodine
his little sister used to play the slots
and when she won big she screamed sweeter than a
ginger shot
i wonder what she did with her time
i saw her holding silver nitrate and iodine
last time i saw u, u were knocking down the bookshelves
u looked at me and then i started to help
you laughed at me and said "you're better than you are now"
i wonder if ill ever see them again
is it all really just big means to an end?
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