1. |
Witching Hour
02:54
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crawl through the covers
blank facing lovers
choking back the words i never get the chance to say
i am free to go, i am scared to stay
blistering brightly
decaying nightly
sworn to silence in apartments painted white
i am scared to jump, i'm afraid i'd fly
watching your chest rise
blinking with both eyes
how do i allow myself this tiny act of love?
you are waterfall, i am river mud
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2. |
Fall Three
01:43
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i know it takes a while to stay away from trouble
i hear the laughters echoes bouncing through the halls
to me from you
i spend my afternoons distinguishing the rubble
from any part of me that might still be of use
at least to you
there is a cavern slowly growing in my stomach
you built a home inside my stupid rotting youth
so i bleed for you
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3. |
Erosion
02:41
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water covers me
i await my time to sleep
your face on the screen
please show me how to be serene
chewing on my teeth
we awake in time to see
erosion sets the scene
we collapse into the sea
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4. |
Arroyo
00:53
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torn to pieces by the evening
talk to jesus, start believing
that i will never be afraid again
when the sun comes shout for someone
hold my head up, drink til i'm dumb
until i think i'll never be afraid
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5. |
Submission
01:20
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we turn our heads towards the wall
towards the struggle towards the crawl out from submission
we run away from pain
we stay inside until it rains
until it rattles through our brains that we are rotting
we march towards decay
quietly existing anyway
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6. |
For Icy Moon
01:39
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on rainy days i see your face
in ugly ways you fill my brain
up from below
crawl through the snow
arching towards no one
it's time to go
for icy moon howl and croon
mid-afternoon skin starts to bruise
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7. |
One
01:08
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falling asleep by your side
every bone exhales
feeling your shape in the night
feeling your skin and scales
i see your shadow dancing
i see you bend your spine
you are my greatest comfort
i am your gentle climb
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8. |
Souvenir
01:41
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bathed in light
burning bright
i am strong
but i am already gone
groggy eyes
my demise
i am here
and i am your souvenir
flee the scene
scared to dream
i am young
but i am already done
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9. |
Homeward Bound
01:35
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motivation takes the long road
when you're patient in your lab coat
homeward bound
in your bathroom falling over
i am desperate i am sober
homeward bound
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10. |
Comfortable
02:52
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sweat rolls down my thighs
i am empty, i am alive
clinging to my sheets
close the window, turn up the heat
leave me be
i don't know what's real
but i know the way this feels
like fire in my bones
like i've never been in control
he almost swallowed me whole
i can't get comfortable
i want to believe
that my body is mine to keep
but he took so much more
than i thought i was good for
lock the door
can't face the world anymore
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11. |
Learning More
01:53
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into a field of yellow flowers
tearing through the light
i hear my breathing growing louder
feel my eyes grow wide
beginnings always beg the question;
how will i survive?
i can't remember to eat my breakfast
i forget to try
but i am learning why
i feel a shift inside me shaking
my bones to the core
i know the world is turning slowly
i don't know what for
but i am learning more
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12. |
Winter
01:33
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beat like a drum
carved out and dumb
i watched the last breath leave my chest
float towards the sun
bare chest at dawn
write down a psalm
i know the winter takes its toll
it won't be long
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13. |
Veil
03:06
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in the end it's nothing but a veil
a lens distorting what i see but beauty will prevail
i will try to shrink it down to scale
an estuary thriving through the wind, the rain, the hail
sun is rising, peeking through the blinds
i still try to stand up straight, i know that it takes time
dust is floating, falling into line
i can feel my chest expand surrounded by the light
in the end i know i can't be wrong
i control the narrative, i'm bleeding through the song
i will carve a space where i belong
in the end i know that i am strong
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the Washboard Abs Olympia, Washington
final album Lowlight Visions available from Antiquated Future 8.17.2018
archival page, see "Pleasure Systems" for current work
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