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hope yr ok
01:45
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i go out walking
in the rain
i live in washington
hey that's pretty strange
i miss you
every day
i'd like to bother you
don't know what to say
hey, how ya doin'?
how was your day?
i hope
that you're okay
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city streets, foreign to me
through subway turnstiles, patiently
blowing smoke through window screens
your smiling face is all i see
it's good to see you, though it's brief
got our own lives, got our own scenes
i think of you when i go east
hope you're good or fine at least
i think of you when i go east
friends for good or now at least
i don't expect to keep in touch
i know i rarely call you up
but i'll always root for you
in every new thing that you do
it's good to see you, though it's brief
thanks for making time for me
i think of you when i go east
friends for good or now at least
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3. |
bomb cyclone
03:00
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it's easy to feel lonely
in a new town
it's hard to make friends
as an adult
i remember feeling different
searching for whimsy and wonder
but in every town there's a street
with the same name as yours
in every state there's a town
with the same name as yours
it's easy to feel like
you've lost something
as you get older
it's hard to make your own fun
as an adult
i remember feeling different
searching for whimsy and wonder
but in every town there's someone
who is just who you're looking for
in every friend you find
there's a spark you thought you lost
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if you drive me in your car
we can blare bitersweet songs
and sing along
and when we get back
to your house
we'll laze around
and i'll get up
to flip the record for you
i'll put on some water
for tea
all i knows that i
really like you
and i hope that you
enjoy spending time
with me
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5. |
jennie's jukebox
02:40
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you are a bright
shining
light in the darkness
of my patio
i remember you
when i smoke too
many cigarettes
i picture you
dancing
in the dimly lit
diner parking lot
next to a pancake
that somebody forgot
i picture you
skateboarding
around you kitchen
strumming my ukelele
and smiling
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how to properly convey longing?
i have
a million snippets
written
on these scraps of paper
that nearly
not quite
almost
make my point
on the cusp of understanding
your significance
in the
story of my life
it feels important
prominent
rare
am i an idiot masochist?
am i certainly overthinking it?
in a few months at best
you will move from here
and in a few weeks we'll stop hanging out
and i'll miss you
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7. |
appetency
02:19
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drag me outta this house
take me anywhere you please
buds are bloomin' on the newport plum trees
can't quite figure you out
not sure what you want with me
but i'm laughin' while we shoot the breeze
i caught your eyes and smiled
will you stay for a while
drag me outta this house
tell me anything you please
daffodils are pushin' up the wet leaves
can't quite figure you out
but i'm havin' fun at least
and i feel contented when you are with me
i caught your eyes and smiled
will you stay for a while
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8. |
oops i did it again
02:04
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feeling pretty listless and uninspired,
looking for a break in my routine,
someone new and exciting for me to talk to,
an end to winter, or just the week
and i'm in bed with the weather
when i'd rather be in bed with you
while we're out on a hike
i am waiting for the other shoe to drop
on my way to the bar and i am walking
down the street past your apartment building
and my thoughts are so loud, there's no way that you can't
hear me wondering if you think about me
and i'm in bed with the weather
when i'd rather be in bed with you
while we're out on a hike
i am waiting for the other shoe to drop
but i'm in bed with the weather
when i'd rather be in bed with you
and while we're hitting it off
i am waiting to find out how i'll fuck this up
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9. |
delivered
04:29
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there was something to it
stereo on full blast
driving on the overpass
all the lights of portland
twinkling down below us
and i got to thinkin
quiet things that you'll never know
i get quiet
my heart gets quiet
i get so quiet
my heart gets quiet
there was something to it
stereo on full blast
driving on the overpass
all the lights of portland
twinkling down below us
and i got to thinkin
quiet things that you'll never know
like how much i needed this
like how much i care about you
feels like time got cut so short
but i'm grateful that i even met you
i'm grateful that i even met you
i'm grateful i even met you
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the eel's ankles
02:51
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i know better than to wait
but when i think about your face
and those cute expressions you make
when you're excited
i can't help myself
i hope that you know how much i
appreciate you
i hope that you know how much i
appreciate you
and if this is inappropriate
i can relegate my feelings
to admiration
to friendship
is that what you want?
i hope that you know how much i
appreciate you
i hope that you know how much i
appreciate you
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11. |
silience
04:16
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i can perfectly recall all the details of your apartment
but you don't live there anymore
and the couch that we sat on, where i'd hoped i would get closer to you
is movin' out the door
when i think of all your things, packed so neatly into boxes
my heart feels like a chore
i don't fault you one bit for leaving town
but i'm bummed for sure
and will become a scholar of your subtle movements
i will wait for my chance and i will take it
to tell you how, how i feel about you now
i will gladly keep in touch for as long as you want me to
you know that i miss you
and i can picture you out there, on your bike movin' across town
taking in the view
i feel silly for how much i think about you
to tell you the truth
i can't wait to visit someday soon
i hope you feel that too
and i will become a scholar of your subtle movements
i will wait for my chance and i will take it
to tell you how, how i feel about you now
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12. |
spilled over
02:58
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spilled over, bottomed out
i let myself get too attached
stopped being fun, now i'm all done
replaying moments in my head
you don't owe me anything
you don't owe me anything
i still hope we can get close
i know that i'm so impatient
i will try to keep my cool
when i see them talk to you
you don't owe me anything
you don't owe me anything
but what do i do with all this worry?
how do i hold all this dread?
melting in the bathtub
when i'd rather be out
on the town
with you instead
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13. |
kairosclerosis
03:12
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first warm night of spring finally
bathed in the glow of streetlights on my walk home from the bar
clad in only a cardigan hoping the cool breeze will wash
the smoke from my hair, singing songs to myself again
you are not on my mind
only happens half the time
you are not on my mind
only happens half the time
i will go to sleep peacefully
and i will wake in the morning and go to work
this uncertainty is low-key killing me
but i remember a time when i alone could validate me
you are not on my mind
only happens half the time
you are not on my mind
only happens half the time
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14. |
two shattered bulbs
02:02
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is it just a courtesy
that you acknowledge me?
i find it suspect
that you could like me
my thoughts are messy
and mostly embarassing
but you still seek me out
not sure what that's about
hey, thanks again
for being a friend
hey, thanks again
for being a friend
when you said to me
you love to hang out with me
i thought you were lying
i thought how could that be?
my brain plays tricks on me
sometimes it's hard to see
what's right in front of me
constructing catastrophe
hey, thanks again
for being a friend
hey, thanks again
for being a friend
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tender perennial Olympia, Washington
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tender perennials are sometimes mistaken for annuals because they are fragile & often don't survive the winter.
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