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the water's warm
as i ease my body down I remember what you told me and the
termite swarm
just beneath my skin they are digging they begging to be free

the door's locked
not like anybody would've tried to open it anyway
and I'm shocked
that in 35 years I'd never figured this could be a way

to make a break
armies flowing up and down
the fire escape

the night's young
and the neon signs on main street are all fizzing out
and I've come
just to watch them burn, and turn away any last doubt

sight line shifts
my eyes are doing something I cannot recognize
and I lift
up to the corner, warn her as she takes to the sky

I spy with my eye
someone I hope finds her way
from way up high

now I'm stuck
I am trapped and I am hungry and I shout at you 'til it hurts
just my luck
my heart beats a little fast as I crash as I count every spurt

so I hope
for the first time in a while, I'm stronger than I ever thought I'd be
in my throat
the last of you is bubbling, troubling how you're still with me

I see you bleed
and you smile as you say
exactly what I need

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from I Have Slept In This House For 153 Days And I Still Haven't Gotten My Great Uncle's Fortune, released August 23, 2016

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my name is evan, my band is Kearney, i am presently the sole member of the band but i am accepting online applications

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