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The World in Color
04:30
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I saw a statue wrapped in vines and I couldn't help
But think of how the world is black and white
And how you colored it with precious little colors of your eyes
And of your smile and of your hair
Throw that bandana on and remind me the reason I am here
Oh love, please tell me how I'm precious: how I'm quick to melt your heart
And how your chest is feeling empty because you wish we had never parted
And tell the angels who are hiding to come back to where they were
Because I can't shake these fucking nightmares, and I've no other place to turn
I saw your hands grab at my own and I couldn't help but wake up screaming
Choking on my thoughts, and wondering if my heart was still beating
But the truth is I wouldn't mind turning into a ghost so I could perch up on those branches and watch through your window
You're the love I couldn't save
You're the cancer in my brain
You're the lines I blow, the thickest smoke, and the pills I hate to take
And I know you love my suffering: the pain that comes with each word I sing
And the way my sorry mouth bleeds when I try to bite my tongue
Oh, love please tell me how I'm precious
How you want me even more this time around
And we could make promises on your bedroom floor
And we'll think of baby names, we'll head up north for summer days
And at night we'll sit by fire pits and you'll look at me
The same way you did when we were younger
When the world was green and red
And all I needed was your smile and a place in your brother's bed
Tell the angels who are hiding to come bring me my own wings
Because tonight's the night I cleanse myself
Tonight's the night that you are free
I should've take my own advice and kept my head down
I should've kept on moving through you like a ghost town
But I remembered you in the summer getting undressed in that camper
Before your day out on the river
You were Montana
There will always be things I will never know
Come repair our wild northern hearts
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The River
04:23
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We never found love, that demon found us
Like I found the scent of your house in a carry-on
But I carried on!
My skin, it turned grey as we drove across Nebraska plains
I thought about the past and I tried to let it pass
But, darling, you were the air inside my chest
And I thought about your house, the one your own father built:
That tall white home; my place of rest
And I thought about the lights,
Oh those charming Christmas lights!
They were illuminating every little sparkle in your eyes!
I thought about your brother's bed where I would rest my head
And when my friends spoke of Hell, they asked what pain me the most, and I thought about a thousand things, but I only saw your ghost and that church basement that I met you in
As we drove, I saw your name beside the Tetons; that gorgeous shining lake
I saw your eyes out in Montana. Those stars left us amazed!
I found your beauty in the rain when I saw it clear as day driving south on 89 through Wyoming and Utah
You were the river.
I felt the silence at the top of that mountain
And it reminded me of your arms; that comfort that it brought
Oh, the silence! What a beautiful quiet!
Just say the word and I'll be on my way down to West Virginia
I'll take the next train, then I'll cave in:
I'll tell you how you left me with nothing, and how I'm just nothing without you
But there's just some things you have to do on your own
So I thought it best to just leave you alone
But I changed my mind when I thought I saw you weeping, and stepped on the tail of a lion while he was sleeping
And I was swallowed whole...
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A Baby and December
05:58
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We were scared
But why should we have been afraid?
It was the miracle we needed to put us back into our place: before the fire came...
That blissful, hopeful state where we had what we needed
It was nothing, Nothing at all
But it kept us from the fall and our eyes
Your eyes still shine
And the snow covered the window until I couldn't see outside so I felt this home was my Grave
But I made my way to yours because I felt it best to sleep where your heart is pure
And all I saw were "One Way" signs.
To think I ever meant the same to you as you do to me now
To think you'd ever die for me? Well that drives me insane
And I was scared
But why should I have been afraid to see your belly stretch out like your open arms that Brought me here in the first place?
And if my chest were to explode, all you would find is your bones, or a picture of my Home, roof-deep buried in snow
Or maybe you'd find that empty hall that used to be filled with lovely songs, where we'd Dance to "I Want To Know Your Plans"
I felt the river rise, and I felt your eyes: the way my skin would burn back when my teeth Were white
Such a narrow turn
Such a radiant light
Such a pretty girl
Watch her cheekbones shine
And I saw the sign that changed my life: the one my father pointed out as he smiled Wide
It made me go crazy
Well I've got one match left... Let's see where this takes me...
Now I'm westward-bound with an awkward mouth that shakes and chews all that it can
I sleeplessly sleep my mind away, as you find you faith in other men
Well now you're free
But keep those open arms afloat because when your body sinks and your lungs can't Sing, I'll be there to throw the rope while all those other men will leave you cold like a Buttonless coat
But don't you fret, my one and only
I'll never leave you lonely
Oh, if only you could say the same for me
But I'm not worrying because I'll always love you
I'll always love you
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Old Poetry
Dad emo from Montana and New Jersey. Thank you for listening.
art direction: Allison Grainer
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