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Stairs in the Nighttime
04:30
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Making fog in the bathroom is easy
forgetting myself on the shore;
trying to keep this salt water from meeting
that salt water is difficult
Can only get through the day if I convince myself
I never knew you
So I forget you in the deli aisle
I forget you at the closest gas station
I forget you like the back of my hand
and I forget you as I fill up the porcelain tub
and I forget you more and more and I am glad
Making way for the morning to wander in
and take my place in the arm chair
Taking time for the cobwebs to settle
on my cheeks before I get out of bed
Can only get through the hour if I convince myself
I never knew you
I get so good at forgetting the past year and a half;
every barista is on my side!
I forget you through venetian blinds
I forget you in the airport viewing area
I forget you on the stairs in the nighttime
and I forget you as I cut someone else's hair
and I forget you more and more and I am glad
and I am glad I never knew you
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2. |
No smoke, babe, no cigar
03:32
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I saw the rising belly
I caught your sopping tongue
'tween my fingers for a while, yeah we were
chewing on the cud
I saw the rotting belly
I saw the brick kiln chimney
to my left, and what a waste, oh what a waste—
no smoke, babe, no cigar
And why must you toss the water while
we sit in the tub?
Astounding your impatience
I saw the rising steam
'fore it hit the mirror it was clinging onto
all my coffee dreams
I saw the rotting belly
I'm payin' my due hours
in the cemetery wasting blood and bone on
all those plastic flowers
And why must you light up the jetty
then beg for the tide
to swallow your impatience?
Was quaking in the glow
of the flames, and oh so close
and oh so close but—
no smoke, babe,
no cigar
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3. |
Away From You
06:26
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Deep, stuck in the half light
You are the half of my whole
Deep, stuck in the half light
You are so far away from home
Feeling your empty presence
recalling your essence and your touch
Feeling your empty presence
and i miss you so much
You had a dream that you were
unfaithful and you told me in the morning
And it's never been boring or tiring to be in love with you
And I'm always remembering, even when I'm away from you
our love still feels brand new
Days counting and keeping
your horizon laid in me; two lines
Days counting and keeping
your melody in mind
Space turning to distance
we measure in willingness to yearn
Space turning to distance;
bodies stretched out over red dirt
You had a dream that you were
unfaithful and you told me in the morning
If at first it was daunting
to be in love with you
now it's something like dawning
All the birds are alive with you our
love like morning dew
Yes, I was first unwilling
to give my love to you
but your love is forgiving
and I gifted myself to you
And in the beginning, like
speaking a language we learnt anew
Now it's something like singing
Even when I'm away from you my lips
part to your tune
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4. |
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Making fog in the bathroom is easy
forgetting myself on the shore;
trying to keep this salt water from meeting
that salt water is difficult
Can only get through the day if I convince myself
I never knew you
So I forget you in the deli aisle
I forget you at the closest gas station
I forget you like the back of my hand
and I forget you as I fill up the porcelain tub
and I forget you more and more and I am glad
Making way for the morning to wander in
and take my place in the arm chair
Taking time for the cobwebs to settle
on my cheeks before I get out of bed
Can only get through the hour if I convince myself
I never knew you
I get so good at forgetting the past year and a half;
every barista is on my side!
I forget you through venetian blinds
I forget you in the airport viewing area
I forget you on the stairs in the nighttime
and I forget you as I cut someone else's hair
and I forget you more and more and I am glad
and I am glad I never knew you
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Nika Mo Perth, Australia
Making and performing on Whadjuk Noongar boodjar. Sovereignty was never ceded.
Melancholy-folk that makes the Perth mundane sound somewhat poetic.
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