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In Spite II
02:48
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I'm not going anywhere
I'm not going far
I never tried
I was too scared of failure
I took the easy option
I took the quick way out
I hope I don't regret this
I feel like I might
These lands are divided
The way that thoughts might
Unsteady angles
Double-back on the lines
Barely lines
More like tributaries or trees in every direction
Sprawling and reaching far
In spite of me
In spite of you
In spite of everything
There were compromises in the backseat of that car
I never tired
I was too scared of being alone
I took the only option
But that never is the case
I already regret this
One day I won't
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2. |
Lookaftering
01:41
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She makes an angled angel in the snow
The curb stunts her wrist
Flight will be faltered but her laughter is the compromise
The first and last snowfall
We left in the morning, first thing
You've a kindness that kept me up
Your new word is 'Lookaftering'
No sense of middle distance
There's only what's ahead, no behind
These days can be long
But eventually I'll wish for these times again
You tell me "it's this way!"
We head past the fitting Snow Lane
As if I don't know that it's a dead end this way
But you're convinced
And your conviction is calming
I'll let you find out for yourself today
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3. |
The Long Farewell
02:30
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The first time that I was hit by a car
They took me to the hospital in an ambulance
They thought that maybe I had a brain bleed
All I could do was sit there laughing
That probably didn't help it
It was fine, they stitched me up
And Kane later took them out
Let's go away for awhile
It's a nice thought but most of us don't go away
I've forgotten more than you'll ever know
This is the long farewell
It's freezing here this December time
I wish that I could cross the equator line
Like my brothers did
And the others did
I stayed here landlocked and bedbound
The longer nights and the screaming sounds
But it's better now
My girl is growing and she makes me proud
Let's go away for a while
It's a nice thought but most of us don't go away
I've forgotten more than you'll ever know
This is the long farewell
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4. |
Same Scene
02:24
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The scene is the same
Train ride
I keep good company
I sit alone
Although I get sick of me
There are worse people I've known
I feel good
Everything's okay
I think maybe I should take a call
Then I think again
The scene is the same
I'm tired
I keep good company
In the songs of my friends
Some drive me to the point of envy
But mainly I'm happy for them
Problem Child
I've Got Habits
Care For You
Story Of An Artist
The scene is the same
Train ride
I await keen company
Love is different now
A cat and private housing
I could let her know
Maybe she's listening
I hope they're good
That everything's okay
I think maybe I should call them
Then I think again
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5. |
I Know, I Know, I Know
02:41
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I've always known how this would go
As a subject it's too easy
So I'm leaving it
A muse amused to death
And likely over it
I've always known how this would go
You were so insistent
I was barely there
I know
I know
I know how this ends
I've always known
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it's mid/late April and that can only mean one thing
Well really it's one of a million
But I've got one specifically
Sure there are birthdays and anniversaries
But I'm just waiting for bluebells in the cemetery
How are your evenings spent
Do you still sing?
I guess you weren't really one in a million
You weren't much of anything
I'll forget you
Like you forgot me
But I'm still waiting for bluebells in the cemetery
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7. |
Leli
01:43
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My sign is the Gemini
Not that it means much to me
I'm not superstitious
But I can be paranoid
Tell me my temperament
Am I easily annoyed?
Two faced?
A trait of the twins
But my two brothers are good to me
Now I'll stay up to the glow of screens
Wondering if I left my love in Germany
So, Leli
I'll dream of you
I can't believe
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8. |
Aloysius
02:50
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How many blues
Deep blues and greens
Faded photos, corner frames
Your smile wide
Karen Marie and The Harmony
The long missed Pete and Denny
Will you sleep sweetly or cry to Aloysius and the lullaby
How many times
Conversations from me to me
Let's talk about my regrets
But the smile I'll hide
The present, the past, and the space between
A constant weight on me
Will I sleep sweetly or lie awake until the morning light
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9. |
Seven Hills
02:26
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I see the lines you took
I'm taking them back
I'm the thief
You're the one with nothing that lasts
Sick to our stomach we sung
Unfairly treated and equally stung
But I'm not in love
I scan these new walls
I'm looking back
A scene so different
The girl and the cat
More than two windows and a room
Young and troubled with everything to prove
But that wasn’t love
Seven hills roll
Heaven, a saint
Let's make the best of today that we can
So is this love
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10. |
Waning Moon
04:50
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Cliffside bodies
Winter limbs
Waning moon
Let the last light in
Rest well
Sleep soon
Ocean dream
A bed to be in
But not as you'd choose
Or what you'd give
Rest well
Sleep soon
Bridge side
A long night
But you'll pull through
You've been here before
And come back new
Rest well
Sleep soon
Rest and I'll see you soon
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Kid Chameleon Sheffield, UK
Others projects past and present:
bedboundbysummer.bandcamp.com
fineokayfine.bandcamp.com
porcelainband.bandcamp.com
thetiredeyes.bandcamp.com
shortstorypicturebook.bandcamp.com
lighthauser.bandcamp.com
skinnydolphins.bandcamp.com
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