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Imaginary Conversations
03:10
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(A decision unmade
Exists in a quantum state
Now we can put the rumors that exist
In a state of permanent persistence
To bed with the rest
Of the awful decisions
That equate to a life's worth of messes)
No more coffee in the morning
No more zines, no more boring, pointless parties
Where I can feel my face deforming
I think the best that we can do
Is put my stuff under the awning
And remember how this happened
As a warning
Nothing turned out the way I thought it would
And I didn’t stop to ask that just because I could does that mean that I should
I’m having too many imaginary conversations about things that never happened
Or things that happened years ago with people that I hardly know
But lover I still love you so
I’m having too many imaginary conversations
About hooks that never fastened
And songs that I will never write
Lives that I destroyed with spite
But lover I still love you so
It’s probably best that you don’t know
(We're floating in liquid
Reaching out
Alone
Pointing and pondering
Entire universes come and go
In moments
As they test their theories on the Semi-Open Mind)
No more cigs and no more drinking
Got to get back to some thinking
About the time I’ve got and if I’ve got an inkling
Of how to live within this world
Make my peace with what unfurled
Assess the damage done and stop that light from blinking
Nothing turned out the way I thought it would
And I never stopped to think about my choices and if they were any good
I’m having too many imaginary conversations about things that never happened
With people who have long been dead
Father why'd you drink instead
Of teaching me how to be a man
But yeah, I understand
I'm having too many imaginary conversations about shit that never went down
And lover I still love you so
I think that you already know
Let's pack it up and go go go
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Day Went Blank
03:37
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I heard the voice and it was drifting down the street
Pulling money out that I can hardly see
The smoky voice, it was lazy in the heat
I could not control the thing inside of me
The night was long and it began to snow
I had hoped the both of us would lose control
The day began to break and we began to drink
And that is when it went all blank or so I think
So they tell me I look so confused
And it's true
You never know what I'll do to you
Please look the other way so I don't run you through
We tired so hard and we kept trying too
I hardly dream but when I do it's of a door
It doesn't fit inside the frame it is ajar
There's something on the other side that's making sound
This is the time I really wish you were around
Then the light inside the bathroom flickers on
I stare in terror as the shower curtain is drawn
There is a thing hidden beneath the plastic sheet
It reaches up and there is nothing to be seen
I woke up to a bomb going off in my head
And it's true
Maybe you don't know when you're dead
Then who, who is going to take the place of you
Who can I let in my head
I thought I knew the answer when the day went blank
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Whirlin' 'Round My Head
02:13
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She’s whirlin’ ‘round my head
She’s whirlin’ ‘round my head
The way I see it we only have one chance
To pivot away from this torrid romance
Because I don’t think it’s a good idea to stay
But I know you’ve come from across the bay
So maybe we can play a couple songs together
And spend the day outside depending on the weather
I’ve been waiting for this moment for what seems like ages
The evidence is scattered ‘cross a thousand pages
I’m not sure what you had in mind
I want to dance but there’s no time
The way it seems it seems there’s just one way
Though we’ve tossed all kinds of answers at it the whole day
She’s running round my mind
Dancing all the time
So book the tour then write the book
I’m sure we’ll be just fine
So maybe we can play a couple shows together
We’ll make some money and one day our gear will get better
You’ll wear a wreath of daisies and I’ll go to the mountain
Where aliens are camping by a big blue fountain
I’m not sure what you had in mind
She’s whirlin’ ‘round my head
I want to dance but there’s no time
She’s whirlin’ ‘round my head
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Wither
04:39
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Don’t let me hide
Because I will wither
Don’t let me keep my secrets
Because I’ll never sleep again
It’s been a while since I have dreamed
I find it hard to keep contained
The vessel does its daily work
And returns dreading to the dark
I found god in the pain of wishing
For a better world without the lash
Don’t let me hide in your shadow
Because I will wither to bone
Don’t keep our secret from your son
I never want to sleep alone
I found god in the pain of wishing
For a better world without the lash
I found god retreated to the gap
Reflecting on the old abuse
Gazing up and at the noose
Don’t let the world sink into sin
Don’t let me beg, don’t let me in
Shake off the yoke of ragged breath
And maybe we will sleep again
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Termite Dust St Petersburg, Florida
Old, new, archived, lost & found music from the Tampa Bay area. Made by and for locals.
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