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there are two sides to every story each is a window to the truth
did i trip and fall from the second floor or was i pushed from the roof?
we played with matches in the basement
you clean our wounds by the light of the flame
but is it really kindness if it’s ultimately for your own gain?
“like a wounded animal, afraid, and fighting to get free they only bite when they’re in pain
so do your worst if that’s what you need”
but you don’t know what you’re askin for
i’m not that speckled fawn anymore the bullet holes are gone
like my fingerprints on your front door
i don’t wanna think like you anymore.
people will tell you exactly who they are
if you just listen
the truth is hidden somewhere in the caricature so pay close attention
you’ll know it when you see it
but it’ll hurt and you won’t wanna believe it
it’s an underhanded kindof help and the more you accept it the more you second guess yourself
“like wounded animals, afraid, and fighting to get free they only bite cause they’re in pain
so just say what you gotta say to me”
but you don’t know what you’re askin for
i’m not your speckled fawn no more
the bullet holes are gone
and all those nights of sleeping on your floorI was a wounded animal to you but i refused to bare my teeth
you told me to get it off my chest
and i did, because i am weak
but i shoulda known better than to speak when i was sore
cause if there was something we coulda salvaged,
it sure ain’t there anymore
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vilano
02:37
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you got plans to meet god in the shake of your hand
it’s where we planted our wood and strings in the sand
a makeshift garden in the crease of your palm
where no callous could grow
nor anything at all
“i wanna watch you exist for as long as i can”
sacrifice sleep together again on the fluorescent sand
but we were too small, and far too scared to grow
just animals with bitter pills that we struggled to swallow
when the tide is low our ghosts marvel at the shadows they cast
they are restless for a future, one that i'm still trying to get past
you said this world will cannibalize the weak, but i disagreed
well, it was easy to be optimistic when i was young and naive
after a few thousand miles in the unforgiving heat, i saw
it it looked just like me
but it had your teeth
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counter culture man
03:06
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counter culture man, a creature of pride
he hates himself and yet, still thinks he’s always right
with a need to be adored that he cannot satisfy
at least, not by himself
so he picks a sad sweetheart who is loved far and wide
earns their trust while he digs the thorns from their side
he’s no stranger to blood, you can see it in his eyes
you’re his ticket in, he’s the light of your life
there’s a sharpness hidden in the love between
a professional savior and someone who didn’t ask for saving
if ever so inclined, they can wield it anytime
“i neglect myself-” he said
“-and you’re the reason why”
but he’s so engaging that it’s easy to forget
he’s always waiting for the right time to come and collect
on your emotional debt, you never had any say
but he will assure you
that the world has always worked this way
“you can make it sound a little better
but that won’t change what it is relationships are investments
it’s all just business”
now he knows your weaknesses and the rate which you bleed
from watching your apologies fill up the bathroom sink
he knows how to play naive, so don’t buy into his mistakes
if you feel smaller when he speaks, that’s cause he planned it that way
then came the splintering sound, louder and louder it grew
it scratched the backs of your eyes, it made a fool outta you
born in the bed pride made when you refused to walk away
at the edge of a parking lot, the devil is coming out of you in waves
choking on a metaphor, the writhing spite within
comes out a wretched orange bile, there’s no end to it
got a good taste of that medicine when you overdosed on bitter pills and if you don’t learn this time, i don’t think you ever will
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the only difference...
03:02
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take a look at yourself
it’s pouring out of you
couldn’t stop it if you tried
i don’t want nobody’s help
cause if i can’t do this by myself
then that means you were right
i get scared when it gets loud
i feel threatened by the sounds i can’t control
there’s probably something there to address
nonetheless, i will be by the train tracks
where i listen to the thunder
i like listening to the thunder
i found power in exposure
i learned it sometime in grade school
the meaning of the word “callous”
the difference between my hands and my father’s
it made sense to see
armor grows where it needs to be
so that’s my excuse for holding onto what hurts me
you got under my skin
i’ve watched it growing thicker
around you like a splinter
and i’m ashamed at how long it’s been
i wear my weight in self-doubt
gotta few bad habits
but i'm not the only one with baggage
we all got shit to figure out
there’s no conclusion to draw
it could’ve been the drugs we were on
pushing us close to each other
making those seconds last so long
and all this time a question slept beneath my chin
did you feel what i felt, or did i just imagine it?
if you felt what i felt, do you wanna feel it again?
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