1. |
Lynda
04:19
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The third floor
At the Henry Ford
Hospice Rooms
Oxygen chords
I never thought I’d love you more
Than I did when I was young
The words get stuck behind my tongue
I scream and yell
Can’t make a sound
Your hospital gown
A bright green dress
The oxygen
Your necklace
You’ve got your father’s bark
Your mother’s bite
Is she coming to the show tonight?
You’ve got your mother’s smile
From cheek to cheek
Half bent smirk
When you’re feeling weak
A quick remark
When you’re done wrong
Her fascination
For the sad songs you make
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2. |
A Wish, A Lie
03:15
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It’s a secret
I can never tell
But you feel strange
Having me around
But you can’t
fall asleep with him
Left the lights off in the basement
Lit a candle with a flame
And I’m leaving
Tomorrow
Back to Redford, I’m sorry
Eric’s in the room
Right next to mine
Got his own to the paper
Trying to find a rhyme
About how he got here
And how to get out
Make sure his daughter's never leaving,
Make sure his son has no doubts
I know I love her
But I won’t say her name
I just wish I could tell
The truth for a change
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3. |
Fix
02:48
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I wish I knew this
When I was young
How bad it hurts to think you’re
Having fun
We’re all sick of it
The same old jokes
I’m not leaving
With my mind closed
I’ll get my fix
Then call it quits
I’ll break in
The old apartment
Where we lived
When I was sick
“One more drink” I said
And you were pissed
I’ll get through this
If I try
But when I try I’m scared of
How I might
Lose it all on
One weak night
The work I did
Lost in fright
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4. |
Windowsill
02:48
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She sits
In the basement
She screams
Cause she’s wasted
I crawl
Into bed
For the night
She thinks
“I can take it”
But I know she’s faking
I stare out the window
At the light
When she leaves I want to die with her
And we sit in the chair by the windowsill
While I pine for the love from which her life is filled
If there’s anything that I can do to help, just tell me
I don’t want you to think you have to do this by yourself
So I sit by the window pane
And he’s praying to god in the pouring rain
Asking for life for just one more day
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5. |
Bed to Stay
03:14
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You died
From the inside out
Your body surrendered
Your lungs gave out
The kids are still talking
With the windows down
I crept into the backyard
Where the dogs run around
They are chasing after
Some ghost of you
The children ring of laughter
They don’t realize it’s through
The sun goes down
And the lights go out
I’m sorry I can’t keep a long commitment
Last time I did
I found my own ship sinking
Staring out the car
at the sideways rain
I crept into your mind
Made my own bed to stay
Then when you insisted that I move out
I plead through the autumn
Found a new way around
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6. |
Hope
04:33
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I find it hard not to think about what happened when I was young
But I’m working on getting through it
So I can have a son
Tell him I’ve been where you are
It was hard but I made it here
Just remember to breathe
There’s few things in your life that can beat you
Are you happy to see me
Are you happy to see
What I’ve become
Is this what they call love
Is this what they call trust
I know it’s not my place to say it but
I think you’re incredible
I try not to take it for granted but
I tend to do that a lot
Is it okay if I stay here
Just for one night
I know it’s unreasonable
But I’d rather not drive
Are you happy to be here
Are you happy with what you hear
Whatever will come will go away
Whatever you see can be covered up
I’m happy to be here
Right here beside your bed
I don’t want you to leave yet
I don’t want you to see death
Are you ready to leave here
Are you ready to see what’s coming next
I know you’re in pain
I’ll let you leave when you’re ready to go
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7. |
Call it Quits
03:25
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When the meds don’t work
I can’t sleep
I cry and bleed
For you to sit next to me
And It’s 6
But it’s dark
In a Michigan state park
I tried to address my fears
They scared me away
My father looked me right in my face
Said “the day you graduate will be my best day
Nothing they say can take that away”
So call it quits
I’m sick of this
I’m not far from where we started
So I knelt down in my favorite place
Said this will be the street
Where I ask her to marry me
If the devil is real I️ know him all too well
When I️ see him he looks just like myself
And I️ wonder if this means I’m in hell then I️ wake up and see it’s only me at this sink
Drinking the bleach
I don’t want to do this
But I have to
I have to
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8. |
Nails
04:16
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Were your nails in my back your plan of attack?
Did you think that I was not coming back?
Bed sheets gleam as they slip to the floor
I still think you deserved so much more
Balcony smokes and your friends’ old jokes
You’re the only one I’ve ever known
To love something else more than it loves you
And to see death the same way I do
Did you swear to his grave you would be okay?
Did you lie when you said you knew the way?
Did you choke on the smoke from the ash when in burned?
Did you scream to your mom “when is it my turn?”
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9. |
Maggie
04:28
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It’s the last time
I’ll say I’m fine
I just think there’s something
Off about our lives
Maggie I don’t care
About anything
But you can’t stop screaming
From the bathroom sink
It’s the last time
I’ll swear in front of your kids
I don’t mean to break the bad news
But it’s all that I can think
Maggie I don’t care
If you don’t want to see me again
Run faster, chasing after
But I’m too far behind
Running faster, chasing after
But you’re too hard to find
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10. |
From Seeds
02:12
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From Seeds
Grow trees
Try to
Forgive me
From seeds
Grow trees
Try not
To forget me
From seeds
Grow Trees
Please
Don’t say you’re leaving
From Seeds
Grow Trees
Don’t die
On me
From Seeds
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