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Quartet
12:57
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Being an observant person means you get yr heart broken all the time over the littlest things
I’m not too good for anybody, but I nonstop act like I am
Most of the Time I’m doing the math of how to interact
I don’t feel settled in; I don’t feel woven into it
We’re making a bond by talking shit
(the bond is hard to trust)
We should be ashamed
When people brush up against me for being a little shamey I tell them I’m like
“We should be ashamed”
I think what yr doing is dumb, and I’m gonna tell my friends about it
Don’t be like a weird man who’s not reading the turned-away body language,
am I like a weird weird man who’s not reading the turned-away body language?
Typical “put your light under a bushel” shit
Socialized to prioritize other peoples’ needs, super adept at it
I feel like I have trust issues, especially with music
In my own bed by myself, I’m unbothered
I wanna be acknowledged by the people I’m around, that seems regular
Have I reached the end of the myself for the first time?
I wanna feel closer; I wanna make it a priority
Being an observant person means you get yr heart broken all the time over the littlest things
I wanna feel closer, and I miss you
Just fuckin saying hi more, you know?
I don’t feel settled in; I don’t feel woven into it
EVERYBODY, AH, AH, AH
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Dancing on the Table
04:08
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USED TO GO OUT TO THE BAR EVERY NIGHT
GETTIN’ MY MONEY’S WORTH OUT OF MY YOUTH
ALL DRESSED UP, EYELINER AND BOOTS
ALL OF THE PHOTOS TURNED OUT SUPER CUTE
OO, OO
I MET YOU ONE NIGHT, OUTSIDE OF THE BAR
TO BE HONEST I CAN BARELY REMEMBER
NEXT MORNING I WAS WASHING DOWN MY ASPIRIN WITH MONSTER
WHEN I GOT A TEXT FROM YOUR NUMBER
OO, OO
THESE DAYS, WE’RE STAYING IN MORE
THERE ARE CATS TO PET, AND PUZZLES TO DO
I DON’T CARE WHAT ANYBODY ELSE THINKS
WE LET THE WEEDS GROW HIGH, AND WILDFLOWERS BLOOM
I DON’T HAVE TO DANCE ON THE TABLE
YOU DON’T HAVE TO EARN YOUR PLACE
WE CAN HOLD ONTO SOMETHING THAT’LL STAY STILL
LONG ENOUGH TO FEEL SAFE
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Waterbug
02:51
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I NOTICED YOU ACROSS THE ROOM
AND A FEELING FLASHED OVER ME
LIKE LIGHTNING ON THE LAKE
BEFORE WAS ALL MUSH
A DRUNK FUZZ
A HAZE FILLING A SHAPE
AND IN THAT MOMENT JUST DESCRIBED
A CERTAIN SHARPNESS ARRIVED
A CERTAIN SHARPNESS ARRIVED
I NOTICED YOU
ACROSS THE ROOM
AND MY FEET STARTED TO MOVE
TAUT AS A WATERBUG
FOR YEARS, I READ BOOKS
ABOUT WHAT I MIGHT DO
WITH MY LIFE
UPSTAIRS I’M BUSY WORRYING ABOUT
WHAT TOMORROW BRINGS
FOR YEARS I (READ BOOKS)
READ BOOKS ABOUT WHAT I MIGHT
(DO) WITH. LIFE.
UPSTAIRS I’M BUSY WORRYING ABOUT
TOMO - T- T- T- MAH.
I’M WALKING UP TO YOU
AND WE’RE STANDING THERE ALONE
IN THE KITCHEN AT THE PARTY
WITH MY SENSES SHARP
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