she started with the sky
drained the color from its lips,
a single, unending grey
just as absolute as the blue before
it trickles down to us
lingering in corners, on railings, between blades of grass
a calling card
she started with the sky
drained the color from its lips,
a single, unending grey
just as absolute as the blue before
it trickles down to us
lingering in corners, on railings, between blades of grass
a calling card
looking for a snack sweet enough
you'll find her in the bakery
atop her tiered throne
you'll find her in the diner
sleeping atop a stack of pancakes
you'll find her at the bar
swirling around atop someone's drink
looking for a snack sweet enough
you'll find her in the bakery
atop her tiered throne
you'll find her in the diner
sleeping atop a stack of pancakes
you'll find her at the bar
swirling around atop someone's drink
but what else do i have to my name
is it such a sin to hold your head high
but what else do i have to my name
is it such a sin to hold your head high
may you always be proven right and die surrounded by people who love you anyway
may you always be proven right and die surrounded by people who love you anyway
but what does it come down to at the end of the day? habit. happenstance. it's barely genetics.
but what does it come down to at the end of the day? habit. happenstance. it's barely genetics.
when i'm not popping up at the top of your phone screen
when i'm not on the big screen over the street
when i'm not looking down from a stage
when i'm not handing you your change
when i'm standing right in front of you
do i still know who i am?
when i'm not popping up at the top of your phone screen
when i'm not on the big screen over the street
when i'm not looking down from a stage
when i'm not handing you your change
when i'm standing right in front of you
do i still know who i am?
as soon as i take it out, you slow down for me
you ask if i can handle this
you check to make sure i'm keeping up
even though you helped pick it out for me
i wish i was able to forget
as soon as i take it out, you slow down for me
you ask if i can handle this
you check to make sure i'm keeping up
even though you helped pick it out for me
i wish i was able to forget