To chase away the birds
She plays with my words like they were hers Little soldiers in a war against themselves She used to rob me of my own intent But now I'm keeping my findings from her shelves I used to think that...
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In the gas station bathroom by the condom machine I heard the word of the Lord He said "Take off your shoes, this is holy ground too you know I came for the sick and the bored." Beneath the...
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Homebound Henry's got a tumor in his head He wakes up every morning after dreaming he was dead He used to think that life was boring, but now that's not the case He turns to his wife in the evening,...
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Black crows flying in your wheat field Babies cryin', all you got's a paper shield It don't make much sense to you Who said it had to? Most folks smile away the blues I mean I... I guess they do You...
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She's got her eye on the wind She resents her own skin She wants to fly She's got a bend in her mind She treats herself so unkind She don't know why Innocent Jane She's got an innocent name But in the...
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You set the table in your spirit entertain the devil for a while And then you laugh at all his jokes insisting it's alright- it's okay to smile but you are Dancing with the demons and walking on the...
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Well, this night just feels outdated It's a tired reminder of the bad whe you held on to what you hated and you hated what you had And your mind was out on the corner sellin' herself as something...
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I told a lie could you tell me why? Heavy sigh You gotta help me die Cord of sin You said you'd cut it. Can you tell me when? Jesus, kiss Come and collect me for eternal bliss Though it's against your...
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There's a little child drowning in a pond And you would have me throw a blanket on the surface of the water even though she was your daughter and watch just how helplessly she dies for the sake of how...
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The winter of emotions sometimes steals into my head It's the tundra of the shutdown It's the burying the dead And I'd like to make my springtime but I have no read recourse but to wait on some long...
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