1. |
Concrete
03:07
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Crushed out on the concrete
pile on the open sea
needing the air surrounding
your weight on the wire with me
impossible webs in cases
a letter you joked to me
sunlit hand in traces
a hand with a cup of tea
my toughts with your things in the blender
a promise I’m trying to keep
trash that could be treasure
or maybe it was just to me
a grey couch seat between us
the touch of your right knee
a concrete slab between us
a window that’s closing
And the dust is thick
and the glass is dull
Brine that’s overgrown
and weed that we don’t need
there’s so much room between us
a space that is folding
a look at unreal futures
a fake 2015
you move to make some room here
and it’s a spot for you I’ll keep
And the dust has cleared
and the glass is full
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2. |
Honey and Ash
02:58
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You have a way
A way to create
your own reality
It sucks me in
And I get tucked in
Until I fall asleep,
and I forget,
and I forget,
and I forget,
and I forget
That he’s practicing law
In his lavender shirt
at his family’s third home
and when he smiles, it hurts
And if it were July
of 1969
I’d be glued to my TV
The only one who could be
such an asshole
Rooting for that
moon lander to crash
and burn on impact
You go away
down to the bay
how can i compete
I get sucked in
sing a jealous hymn
this feeling’s so ugly
And I can’t forget,
And I can’t forget,
Well I’ll try my best,
But I can’t forget
That he’s practicing law
In his lavender shirt
at his family’s third home
and when he smiles, it hurts
And if it were July
of 1969
I’d be glued to my TV
The only one who could be
such an asshole
Rooting for that
moon lander to crash
and burn on impact
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3. |
Soft Sounds
02:44
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Teeth, tongue
No interruptions
Like we are the
Only ones that matter
Maybe soon
We’ll talk again
Rare that speech
Has come so easy
Soft sounds
Coming out from the west
I wish for clarity
and for you,
I confess
I hear them soft sounds
Coming out from the west
I wish for clarity
In the east,
When we rest
Believe in me
Just don't leave it to me
to change how i feel
Or what i believe
But believe in me
Don't leave it to me
Cause I can’t change
How I feel when I hear those
Soft sounds
Coming out from the west
I wish for clarity
and for you,
I confess
I hear them soft sounds
Coming out from the west
I wish for clarity
In the east,
When we rest
Even when I’m busy it’s a moment of peace
It’s a head on your shoulder, so the bus doesn’t freeze
It’s the sitting in silence, its the sitting with ease
It’s the journey to Trapholt, it’s the cruise to the east
Soft sounds
Coming out from the west
I wish for clarity
and for you,
I confess
I hear them soft sounds
Coming out from the west
I wish for clarity
In the east,
When we rest
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4. |
Blue Branches
03:21
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Above a branch of blue vaccinium,
That's where I see the smile In your eyes, it fills my head
Fills my heart, and I don't want to miss it
And as we sit across from Adam
Hearing the excitement in your voice, watch you create,
It melts my heart, getting harder to take it
Juniper
It burned my throat
Cause I was a little more
Disappointed
Than I thought I'd be
The fallen form
Figure skater
Cause I was a little more
Taken with you
Than I thought I'd be
It comes and goes in flashes.
Kind words out your mouth on the top of the mountain
Stick in my head
When you couldn't limp faster
Some time spent on the porch there
Listen to the words roll of your tongue, there's gin on mine.
But I hardly taste it.
All these words
By a writer
Some of them seem to be
In a language
That I can't read
I read some more
My favorite book
And I am a little more
Taken with you
Everyday, you see
You
make me wonder
about the weather
up north this time of year
and you
make me want to
tell you
just how that makes me feel
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