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Shadow of Doubt
02:20
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hopes bound by expectation
days die in differing degrees
small surrenders for the war in me
bow down in desperation
shackles of sacrificial rage
offers from the altars of
an artificial faith
deep in the shadow of my doubt
self-preservation's growing old
another bout with grief i can't shake off
another fight to stay afloat
sad songs of caustic longing
lost to exhaustion and routine
in the rift that splits
clear cognizance from our beliefs
their dogmatic venom
and barbiturates
spit straight down the throat of
each slick graduate
all sold the diploma
and saddled with debt
for the long ride down
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Found Me Young
03:34
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the hounds of death found me young
despite desperate calls upon deaf gods
the scythe arrived in record time
sliced up all i'd learned to love
i looked up for an answer
the heavens only rained
down wakes and funeral days
i never found much comfort
just brightly dressed bouquets
draped across the upturned earth
that earmarked each new grave
i watched my father's limbs turn black
witnessed amputations
hearts attacked
taught nothing stays
don't get attached
all life evaporates
homes like hospitals
waiting rooms alone
doomed development
entombed innocence
i waited for an answer
that answer never came
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Bad Sign
02:55
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i was born beneath a bad sign, underneath a wicked moon one weary winter night. in howling wind I found a friend. a comrade in the cold. a black crow by my side calling me home.
a tired mind that time has stapled shut. a river's mouth that runs without the will to back it up. another luke-warm promise to myself that i'm doomed to betray. no bloom. just blight. no light. only decay.
depression's ghost looming like a yoke around my neck. a worn-out joke that hits so hard i crumble at it's threat. a dark disease. the sickness always seems to define me, blind me, bind me.
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Nashville Moon
02:18
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i've been thinking about moving on
truly don't know if i can
stand to watch another chapter end
with my heart in my throat
my world withdrew
see, i hated you right then
i still do
you were thinking about giving up
so you took what you could take
a coward's path away from past mistakes
tail tucked between your legs you disappeared
a career ghost: callous and cavalier
a fool to feel fate's stacked against your will
all intentions clear
tonight under the nashville moon
it's always you
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Starving Arts
Adequate music by adequate people. Long Island, NY.
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