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Clover
01:08
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there’s a hurricane across the hall
and I can’t explain what I do with all my time
I’ve been coughing up a memory
waves of clover rushing back to me at night
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The Shallows
01:55
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in your Somerville apartment
it’s hard to hold a conversation
you only talk about your boyfriend
and gosh I never met him
it’s always boring in the summer months
cuz nobody wants to be an intern making zero dollars
so they all drive home from college
and I’m falling apart when there’s no one to call as I pull into Porter
falling apart
falling apart
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Mercy Mercy
03:40
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there’s a break in your defenses
as the morning greys envelop all your senses
you never notice you’re shelved off to the side
till your dust is drifting through a stream of light
please oh mercy! mercy! I’ll make a deal
these endless days have lost their appeal
uncle! uncle! I’ve seen enough
oh mercy mercy
in this state of unforgiveness
we feel the flowing waves of fortune getting viscous
and as you go to surrender your time
you see all you’ve given up and wonder why
please oh mercy! mercy! I’ll make a deal
these endless days have lost their appeal
uncle! uncle! I’ve seen enough
oh mercy mercy
please oh mercy! mercy! I’ll make a deal
these endless days have lost their appeal
uncle! uncle! I’ve seen enough
oh mercy mercy
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I was in the other room
just laying on the carpet
sinking like a summer moon
slipping through a tar pit
you weren’t meant to see that
you weren’t meant to see that
of course there’s joy in the mundane
like hauling down the highway
but then I swerved into the other lane
and flipped over the barricades
you weren’t meant to see that
you weren’t meant to see that
I watched the windows shatter
as if it ever mattered
and for once in my life I see things for what they are
and not through the lens of profit and achievement
it’s nothing when you need it
one of those fortune cookie proclamations
that I could never swallow
you weren’t meant to see that
all the shit I should hold back
cuz it’s all in my head and I can see it through your swampy eyes
that I won’t always be the only one for you
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Backwards
02:56
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well it’s a sorry sight when the one you love
is looking back at you from the arms of another
and oh sure, you’re happy for her
but it’s not what you wanted, it’s not what you wanted
pining it tends to wreck you
timbers scatter as your hull shatters
and you feel like an inconvenience
something don’t quite belong in this sequence
your world is torn apart
and the room is spinning faster
should’ve seen it from the start
but there is no going backwards
it was months ago you lost her
shoulda been phoning her up but you were thinking it over
no sense in waiting around
so get over yourself and your boring feelings
something don’t quite belong in this sequence
your world is torn apart
and the room is spinning faster
should’ve seen it from the start
but there is no going backwards
and from the caverns
to the shore
run around in circles
forevermore
cuz she was the light above the candle
you’re sometimes dealt more than you can handle
so face it, it’s never gonna happen
cuz all you want don’t matter if you don’t believe it
your world is torn apart
and the room is spinning faster
should’ve seen it from the start
but there is no going backwards
your world is torn apart
and the room is spinning faster
should’ve seen it from the start
but there is no going backwards
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Shutting You Out
04:08
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I’ve given up a part of me by holding onto you
the tales you cast out to the sea are crashing down on you
and I could be your ghost
the nuzzle at your nose
I’ve tried and tried but now
I’m shutting you out
emptiness, it fell to bits and slithered back to shore
and I won’t be the ballast, babe - can’t do this anymore
and I could be your ghost
the nuzzle at your nose
I’ve tried and tried but now
I’m shutting you out
it isn’t me
honeybee
I am a goner
sure was an honor
I’ve given up a part of me by holding onto you
the tales you cast out to the sea are crashing down on you
I’m shutting you out
I’m shutting you out
I’m shutting you out
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Posts
03:07
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my old friend you seem so depressed
late night posts of quotes from a Smiths cassette
asking someone to pull the cover to shroud your youth
this denial this tiny violence
another night come and gone again
toxic habits claw thru the fabric in your bedroom
they swipe left and they all swipe right but they
can’t find someone to hold at night
distant thunder peals as you ponder your single move
lights are dim you don’t move an inch
from your pose a ghost in a pile of clothes
lit up from below you look pale
in the soft blue glow
but I’m not you
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Tether
02:40
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face it
there’s no easy way around
we’re just gonna have to take it
like a shoulder to the head
time is but a set of patterns
and in the heat of the hour
you’re feeling the interval scatter
it goes on and on and on and on
how could I have fallen
I’ll take another number
going through the motions
one after another
better learn to be forgotten
linger till the knot unravels
with the weight of an ocean
the sequence is holding you captive
and all you ever know
feels so massive
it goes on and on and on and on
how could I have fallen
I’ll take another number
going through the motions
one after another
how could I have fallen
I’ll take another number
going through the motions
one after another
yea I’m sure you’ll turn a profit
but is this really what you wanted?
oh yea I’m sure you’ll turn a profit
but is it really what you wanted at all?
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Physics
03:15
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competition
it’s all you’ve ever known
you have a vision
try not to let it go
a force unfolding
you’ve strung apart the pack
but don’t get cozy
for they could reel you back
they’ll chase you
with fury spitting out their engines
clamoring for another go
another head for their collection
take a moment
away from from all the talk
out of focus
let the panic trickle off
as time is shifted
everything you’ve done
will come untwisted,
unraveled, or unspun
they’ll chase you
with fury spitting out their engines
clamoring for another go
another head for their collection
they’ll chase you
not knowing what it is they’re after
so you may as well put on a show
and fill the place up to the rafters
don’t worry ‘bout the physics
of how you’re gonna swing this
we’ll cover that soon enough
‘cause bracing for a trainwreck
will hardly keep you safer
when the seas are getting rough
there’s this calm in the hearts of lions
a certain boldness in even trying
don’t worry ‘bout the physics
of how you’re gonna swing this
we’ll cover that soon enough
‘cause bracing for a trainwreck
will hardly keep you safer
when the seas are getting rough
there’s this calm in the hearts of lions
a certain boldness in even trying
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10. |
For You
03:56
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baby, you know I can be cynical
and lately, the faces seem to come and go
but you’re still the one to spin with me around the sun
sometimes we waste away the afternoon
through starlight, nestled in the living room
where we painted the the walls
you know I’d do it all
for you
I’ll see it through
let’s be real; it never goes the way you plan
and I wield the courage of a minivan
but I’ll answer your call
you know I’d do it all
for you
I’ll see it through
for you
I’ll see it through
woke up in a blurry state
the hours seem to melt away
and when the leaves turn brown
will you still come around?
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