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[prologue]
01:14
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I woke up last night
Feeling like I dreamed
My whole life
Pleasure and pain
Kissed my skin
But no scars remain
So how can you prove
There's a
Universal truth
I know my eyes can see
But how do I know you're
Staring back at me
All I have are the words I can say
Our bodies may rot
But our stories can remain
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2. |
Drag My Feet
03:26
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The headlights on the trees above
Are the ceiling over a pool
The dancing lights are memories
And the last time you thought of them too
I catch myself dozing off
Behind the wheel of my car
I feel that I've been sleeping fine
It's just the quiet caught me off guard
I'm waiting
For something
I'm waiting, waiting
For something
I stopped jogging in the springtime
When our dog had died
That's what I'll say the reason was
But I could find more if I tried
I think I'm waiting for a guardian
Someone to hold me when I cry
But then they'll tap my head, tie my shoes,
And push me outside
I'm waiting
For Something
I'm waiting, waiting
For something
Pressure to feel good
Depressed by my bad mood
Keeping my mind off something
But I'm not sure from what I'm running
My hearts been pounding
Since I woke up this Morning
Resting but not to respire
I drag my feet until I'm tired
Pressure to feel good
Depressed by my bad mood
Keeping my mind off something
But I'm not sure from what I'm running
Sweating under covers
And frigid in hot showers
Resting but not to respire
I drag my feet until I'm tired
I drag my feet until I'm tired
I drag my feet until I'm tired
I drag my feet until I'm tired
I drag my feet until I'm tired
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We were heading to bed
When you said
Your memories
Were floating around
In your head
Like the fog over the lake tonight
Tears were not in your eyes
While you told me
The story of your
Life
But soon I found them
Falling from mine
Words left your mouth and
Stabbed my heart
As you spoke of how
Your sister died
And why your mother's health
Declined
I looked into your eyes
And asked how you
Managed to survive
But you just shrugged and said
I'm not sure what you mean,
I'm sorry
When I turned off the light
Night came in and
Took our sight
I felt the fog crawling in
And settle
Between us two
I reached for your hand
With a grasp
Stronger than I am
You pulled me thru the mist and
Whispered
Into my ear
Words left your mouth and
Stabbed my heart
As you spoke of how
Your sister died
And why your mother's health
Declined
I looked into your eyes
And asked how you
Managed to survive
But you just shrugged and said
I'm not sure what you mean,
I'm sorry
But I need to know
How you cope
With all the shit
You say you try your best
And don't know what else
There is
Maybe you'll cut your hair
And paint your skin
In the hope that you may
Feel something
I smile and say that sounds great
Maybe I should do the same
Things
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4. |
He Was a Good Boy
03:19
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He
Would prod me at night
Force me awake to say
Something's not okay
But I'd still tell him
Everything's alright
If
I knew him so well
How could I feint to see
The toxic seed
Growing in
His belly
Then that morning when
I found him on the floor
When he refused to eat
I knew he'd eat no more
Saw his last breath thru
The tears in my eyes
He was a good boy to me
I know it's been awhile
It's not like I lost a child
Something that came from
My body
I might even be lucky
I didn't know him as a puppy
All the memories I've been spared
All the memories I've been spared
Like that morning when
I found him on the floor
When he refused to eat
I knew he'd eat no more
I saw his last breath thru
The tears in my eyes
He was a good boy to me
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5. |
11:11
03:17
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A shadow falls
Over my mind
When I realize the ways
I keep wasting all my time
This heart eclipsed
By disbelief
That the future would be bright
For me
They Promised I could be
Anything
A sunrise on
My drive to work
When the light hits the back of my
Head I swear it hurts
Like a zombie with no
Thirst to feed
I sit and ignore
Everything
The day passes by
Like nothing
We hide under
Blankets tonight
You whisper and shiver with laughter
And I feel alright
As my eyes decide to
Drift off to sleep
You see the clock and
Say what it reads
You'll wish for me?
Now isn't that sweet
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6. |
Dead Name
03:32
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I first saw your face
Slide to the right off my phone
And quickly replaced by
Another's
Your image was burned
Onto my eyelids
I could feel your
Vibe from the
Screen
Besides your teeth
And your legs
All I knew about you
Was your dead name
I first heard your voice
Goofin' at the sight
Of your cousin puking
Into a take out bag
Your laugh would trigger
A reaction thru my brain
My neurons began
To sing all at once
The only words I heard
About you
Was your cousin using
Your dead name
I would call you
By your dead name
When I feel in love
I thought you'd be my wife
But really you'd be a partner
You've taught me what you see
Is never all it seems
And I will always love you
For that
But when my parents ask
About you
They still refer to your
Dead name
I used to call you
By your dead name
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In the morning
Right when I awake
I am content for a moment
My mother said
Good things will come
To the people who wait for them
I held her words
To my heart
I held her words
To my heart
I held her words
To my heart
I'm still waiting
And my brain gathers dust
Like the rust on a faucet
I still use it in disgust
Every morning
Begins to feel the same
Like there's nothing I can change
Like there's nothing I can change
I wake up
Crawl out of bed
And have to do it
All over again
I wake up
Crawl out of bed
And have to do it
All over again
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8. |
Softie
03:00
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Softie
Was said of me
They disapproved
When I refused
To punch you
Straight in your teeth
Softie
They change with glee
'You're such a bitch'
'A pussy'
They said I would
Never get laid
Softie
I felt the need
To feel you choke
I grabbed your throat
And squeezed tight
With all of my fingers
I hope this feeling doesn't
Linger
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9. |
Summer Snow
04:02
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When I stepped outside
And thought it was
Snowing
I got excited
Thinking the world
Might end
But it's just the start of
Cottonwood season
All is the same
And now my eyes
Will burn from
Falling pollen
I'm not ashamed
For how I was
Feeling
I would hope for
Anything to
Get out of working
Please call me lazy
Call me what you will
But we may be better off
With snow falling
In the summer
I don't ask for much
But I'm always asking
For something
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10. |
I Will Start Jogging
03:14
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I will start jogging
When we find our home
And then we'll laugh
When we move in
And there's mold
I will quit my job
And find a new one
Because the grind
Is never really done
I will learn baking
And make our own bread
I'll take up French
And move to Nice in my head
I'll start a garden
And grow our own food
But when we're hungry
We'll still order in too
I will start jogging
I need to change
I will start jogging
Anything
To no longer
Feel the same
I am a caterpillar
Sitting on a leaf
And when I look down
There's nothing
Underneath my feet
For some reason
I start to build a shell
Is it nature or
Did I do this myself?
I will start jogging
I need to change
I will start Jogging
Anything
To no longer feel the same
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