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Car Crash Daydreams
02:52
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I don't see you around like I used to
Are you in town? We can go to the spot where your head hit the ground
I remember the sound of the rocks falling down
And the waiting room clock, how the walls were all brown
We had a good run or that's what I thought at least
But I don't see when I'm sitting with you in my car
Because I get in the way of things that I want
I feel like a force I can't move, cemented in my own head
I've been having car crash daydreams
Hedonistic fantasies
I've been asking so many questions before I sleep
And waking up with anxiety
Now I walk down a dark Myrtle Avenue
Humming every song that reminds me of you
Kicking stones trying not to look at our old place
My head is flooding up with memories that I can't erase
What ever happened to all the plans we made?
I re-read our messages but they don't say
If we'll ever see each other again
And even if we do, well, what then?
I've been having car crash daydreams
Hedonistic fantasies
I've been asking so many questions before I sleep
And waking up with anxiety
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2. |
Christmas
01:38
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Spending xmas with my cousins
Knockin' around in a basement
I'm nervous when they come in
But I don't think they see it
I'm nervous at the hospital
But I don't wanna show it
I'm nervous at the funeral
But by now I gotta prove it
And I don't wanna
I don't wanna
lalalalalalalalalalalalala
I'm sittin' at the table
Pickin' around I'm unable
To put in my place my model
For how I want the room to taste
And I don't wanna
I don't wanna
lalalalalalalalalalalalala
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3. |
Mutual Friend
03:14
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Well, I know you
And you know me
And I know we both won't say anything
And I get it
But it's pathetic
That we can't speak to each other IRL
And I know you
Just liked my photo, too
It would be opportune
To ask me, "how are you?"
But I won't
"And I won't"
Honestly
"It's a joke"
This would make a great post
I think I'll make that soon
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4. |
Helter Seltzer
04:23
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I See the headlights coming
And I see the red light stalling
But I got two feet in the crosswalk and I'm gonna cross whether you start stoppin' or not
Got my headphones in
Listening to something sick
So if I die now then my body will flail in sync with my favorite riffs
But I just want
To make it across
So I can buy a seltzer, drink it in the parking lot
Well, I just made it
Thank god for the bus that waited
If not then I'd have been smooshed
My blood and guts all in the pavement
And it'd be a tragedy
That my dear bubbly drink
No sugar or calories would've have been completely wasted
When I leave my house I walk down hills
Unlike any I've ever seen
When I walk back up my leg muscles melt
But I'd climb everest for a seltz
Fizzy fruit knocks me back
From the can when I crack
Sends me on a sunny Sunday walk
Through a shady grove
Lemon trees and grapefruit seas
Appear in front of me
My mouth awash with flavor
As I'm knockin back my favorite
Makes me wanna savor it
But I was always cave to it
Knockin back a pack
My seltzer drinking's dangerous
When I leave my house I walk down hills
Unlike any I've ever seen
When I walk back up my leg muscles melt
But I'd climb everest for a seltz
I got no seltzer in my house
I'm freakin' out, I'm freakin' out
When I leave my house I walk down hills
Unlike any I've ever seen
When I walk back up my leg muscles melt
But I'd climb everest for a seltz
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5. |
Keep Going
02:29
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Driving eastbound to work
Swerving sedan Virginia plates
Looked up from their phone
But I’ll worry about that dick all day
And I’ll worry about what people think at shows
Instead of how elections go
While the world cracks open wide
And those who can stop it deny it
Right across the murky moat
Smoggy breath claims lower emission
Profits sustain carcinogens float
Poisoned people can’t fight back
What more proof do you need
Shove your head in polar flood tides
Friends won’t help hoping for their turn
Your smug clueless look subsides
Go on keep going
Go on ahead keep gloating
Your stupid toupee
Will be the first thing fucking floating
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6. |
Grocery Store
04:40
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I had a panic attack at the grocery store
Cause I forgot my pin
There was an enormous line of people behind
And a baby was cryin'
I walked myself to the cashier, practically in tears
But my card was declined
I dragged my sweat-covered body out through the lobby
I felt like I was losing my mind
So I went home and went to bed
At 6 p.m.
It was my first reflex
To hide from my own head
But then I woke up
I don't know how I'm gonna do this
I keep thinking soon I'm going home
But I'll be outta here in one month
And then I'll be forever on my own
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7. |
Sharpshooter
02:32
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I don't even see
I don't even see
I don't even see you anymore
Gettin' harder to believe
Harder to believe
Harder to believe that I once was
A super duper to-be-suitor to the go-and-do-it
A real sharp shooter
I don't even hate
I don't even hate
I don't even hate what I've become
I just think it's different
Really quite different
From what I thought when I was
Young and dumb
Young and dumb
But now I'm older--still dumb
Older, still dumb
When I was young and dumb
Young and dumb
Now I'm older but still so dumb
I don't know what I want but I know it's not this
I don't know what I want
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8. |
Orange Peels
04:07
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As the orange dips down
I know it’s just a temporary reprieve
I know it’s just a temporary reprieve
Stop waiting around
For things to come back
Cause they never do
Like that boomerang from Canada
Brought from Canada or something
Never wait for them
To come back
Cause they rarely do
So a visit now and then
Will have to do
As the orange dips down
I know it’s just a temporary reprieve
I know it’s just a temporary reprieve
Maybe letting go is best for me (sometimes)
5 hours sleep is enough for me
Why don’t we hang out anymore
(How bout tomorrow)
Sure I’m off at four
But you’re
Super
Sweet wheatey taste
Isn’t enough for me
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9. |
Dead to the World
03:22
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Got in bed at quarter to ten with a well-constructed plan
To fix all my bad habits
Alarm set for 7 a.m., got an app for a jogging program
That’d make me more energetic
Got rid of all of my eggs, stocked up on non-dairy spreads
So I can finally go vegan
But when I opened my eyes, light pouring in through my blinds
I remained at my weakest
I was gonna clean my room
But my head feels torn in two
So I’ll stay in bed ‘til noon
I was gonna pay my bills
But I got caught up in the thrill
Of staying dead to the world
I was gonna promise myself, to order less takeout
Buy food and put it on my shelf
I was gonna force my hand to follow through with plans
But did the same old song and dance
I was gonna stop watching porn
Stop always closing my door
Start writing songs about things more important than me
I was gonna clean my room
But my head feels torn in two
So I’ll stay in bed ‘til two
I was gonna pay my bills
But I got caught up in the thrill
Of staying dead to the world
I’m the worst person I know
I’m not a functioning adult
And maybe one day I’ll get better
Or maybe never!
I was gonna text you, I swear
I had the words prepared
I don’t know why I got scared
I can’t explain it right now
I had it all typed out
Then put my phone right down
I was gonna clean my room
But my head feels torn in two
So I’ll stay in bed ‘til I don’t even know!
I was gonna pay my bills
But I said fuck that dude!
I’m staying dead to the world
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Swither Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
It's like how a water snake would move, it slithers and swims. Pittsburgh seltzer punk.
Photo by Antoinette Viola
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