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give up
the shelter you’ve built has fallen over
the shelter you’ve built has fallen over
fallen over
under the weight of your sinking ship
i broke free six, six months ago
six years had wasted away
wasted away
wasted away
six years had wasted away
from all of the dreams we dreamt together
all of the dreams we dreamt together
all of the dreams we dreamt together
dreamt together
dreamt together
we grew older
under old oak trees
and counted the blades of grass
that crept one by one between our toes
we drew lines across your skin
criss crossing the avenues
that connect your heart to your head
i felt the sting of my forgiveness
square in the chest like a cold drip
your sweat was cold against me skin
the last time that our bodies touched
i could feel it in your motions
the last of you had left for good
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American Fable
04:43
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and i swore i wasn’t my father’s son (i never wanted)
but the cat cries at my door (to do this to you)
so i scream to drown out the sound
stand up
speak out
waiver
your voice
the sun broke through the clouds
as the first tear fell from your face
always
looking back
dice slip through my fingers
roll into the cracks in the floor
bury you in my second chances
hidden in the cellar
where my mind never wanders
i am my father’s son
i never wanted this
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a familiar scent
hangs between the dashboard and i
the smell of two hour drives
just to climb up your stairs
only to be caught
in the morning
i moved on
i thought i had
but our love
was a body bag
two weeks you were lying next to me
two weeks only lying to me
only lying to me
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4. |
The Big Aristotle
03:52
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your face
the night we first met
i told myself
don’t try too hard
she’s just like you
scared and out of place
i heard your name
whispered in my ear
just as you slid off the road
lost in the wreckage
your heart silenced
the faint beat
began to dim
i lost you two years ago
the deep sleep i thought i’d found
your face fades
more each day
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Walk Straight
02:02
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as i put my bare hands
on your bare skin
i was relieved of the shortcomings
that had shortened my breath
when you pulled my body close
it felt safe to sleep
not haunted by the sirens
who sang to me
the specter of my faults
fell through the gaps in the faultline
two years too long
the two years i waited
buried two together
but i’ll ride the weather balloons
right out of this hole
and plunge into the open ocean
overwhelmed by her boundless depths
i never wanted to leave you behind
but you stared so blankly
when i motioned for you to follow
i never wanted to leave you behind
but you never needed me
to carry you ahead
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