Lyrical Nausea

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I quit drinking for the third time this week
And I’ve stopped blinking because I’m afraid to fall asleep
And I hope you feel better but that letter you wrote that said I shouldn’t speak
Made me wonder whether I’ve ever done anything for anyone who wasn’t me

We bend and fold and we get old, only reaping what we sow
And what we’ve sown as we’ve grown older bore empty bottles and a lone marauder
When your stories told and you’ve grown old and you’re only left with what you know
I’ll be glad I never sent all those letters that I wrote

And I’ve been climbing walls and my stories are tall, how about yours?
Have you been falling through floors and hearing your neighbours thought? Have you found the cause?

Reality means less to me

Just one more chorus and I will force it just to free myself of you
This isn’t for us, thought you’d adore it ‘til I read the words I wrote

The cause of this chorus and lyrical nausea is
I never saw a fall like this, hardened clay that forgot how to bend and twist

Poor timing, this might be another cuewe’ve missed
Stop fighting, remind me how to bend and twist

Reality means less to me

Just one more chorus and I will force it, won’t live like this
Just one more chorus and I will force, bend and twist

Just one more chorus with a place to sit
Just one more chorus where my remorse will live

My remorse will live

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from Idly By, released February 8, 2019

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