Only Way Free

from I Have Slept In This House For 153 Days And I Still Haven't Gotten My Great Uncle's Fortune by Kearney

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I haven't left this house
since you last came by
and I can't remember the way
to I-5

but don't let that stop you
from driving real fast
keep on picking at my scab
it will help this moment last

out in the forest you wait for the redwoods to grow
I study your face in case the cops wanna know

I haven't seen you since you
walked away
neither of us knew
neither one could stay

but that doesn't matter
not anymore
keep your arm around my shoulder
keep the pedal to the floor

you see the candles glowing soft beneath the bark
I keep them in this place in case it gets dark

your body slumps up against the tree
you whisper to me, secretly
you open my eyes, but I still can't see
this seems to be the only way free

I haven't been so good
since you last came by
I'd forgotten what it felt like
to really cry

but please don't think
I'm sad in the least
I've been starving since you left
and I'm ready for the feast

your breast is warm, your shirt streaked with my makeup
we fall backwards into space in case I wake up

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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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