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benadryl / agency
01:48
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is everything i see just a benadryl dream?
i think i have agency beyond that;
a vision of guests in a half bath
& “who’s in the kitchen?” i’d ask
with eyes closed, it’s nothing but clear
but now i just don’t know
i found what i seek to be not what i need
now, with space, i see past paper facts
and ultimately, i am the judge of that
i’m a fortune teller when i’m asleep
(so then, what do you see?)
with forests and pavement comes
foresight and hindsight,
and a lot of trees cracking driveways (we don’t mind)
& “who’s in the kitchen?” i’d ask;
with eyes closed it’s nothing but clear
you are as good as gold
IT’S OK NOT TO KNOW!
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bad faith caller
01:33
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i get 10 calls every day
since you went away
UNCERIMONIOUSLY
they’re all from men who say
“can you help me in some way”
NO NO NO TEN TIMES
i help my friends
i help strangers
i help bus drivers
i help my family
i’ll help some asshole on the street, drunk and falling into the subway grate
i’ll do whatever it takes
but i’m not gonna book your band under the false pretense of romantic intentions
YOU ACT IN BAD FAITH, I STAY AWAY
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3. |
driving on long island
02:16
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eating a pickle from the factory mat said he threw a cigarette butt in brine
between vinyl's first ring & its final is a lifetime, is sunshine, is hard to find when it's right where i find myself usually (the scenic route thru centereach)
well, the world pushes on and you're all the way in huntington
i can't believe you live so far
did you drive here in a car
are you taking the LIRR tonight?
between you and me, i tell them what they came to hear, because i am no one to stand in the way of true love
well, the world pushes on and you're all the way in huntington
you live so far from me, i wanna be your friend
you live so far from me, i'll never see you again
you live so far from me, i wanna see you but without driving an hour to do so
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4. |
apple cores (A & B)
02:16
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WATCH THE TRAIN ROLL THRU YOUR APARTMENT, SHATTERING WINDOW PANES. SURE BEAT SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY CHEWING APPLE CORES (YOU MENTION YOU'RE BORED).
- - - - -
I'D LIKE TO STOP FEELING CURSED ALL THE TIME
watch the J roll thru your apartment, shattering window panes
sure beats sitting on the side of the highway chewing APPLE CORES
you mention that you're bored
guess it's just waiting, for what i'm not sure
I'm not forthcoming, no, i'm not forthright
i make up for lost time by riding the G train all night
disconnect my speaker, airplane mode
driving all the way home
by feeling which onramps i've passed before
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5. |
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so i ask why now you have chosen
to confirm what i always thought
(rather not)
picking up where you left off:
pretending the opposite, putting me in the wrong.................
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answers i'd find, assuredly behind
my headboard in the bedroom
inside a pair of boots
in between the floorboard snags
if you wanna get exact, i could go
to massapequa, where i'd see ya
if you wanna get exact, i could go
over to massapequa, where i'd see ya
in between the set, & never see you again
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7. |
meet you at central park
00:40
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meet you at central park
maybe next time less far
when you asked me where i was
i couldn't answer
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8. |
pride of judea
00:23
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driving down northern blvd
playing vampire weekend in the car
pride of judea got brand new double doors
later i fall asleep watching petit fours
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dog at the park
00:32
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dog at the park, running after dark
you stole my heart with just one bark
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i don't know what, i don't know what to do
i walk to the park just so i could be with you
then i turn in the mirror on my left side
i think of you when i start to drive
you cut me off, in everything i say
you cut me off, in the roadway
you cut me off
i try not to mind
there's bigger fish to fry
than the guy with rhode island plates
driving crazy thru bed stuy
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11. |
vans store, riverhead
00:24
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christina's boyfriend never meant
what he said over text
yesterday poorly spent
at the vans store in riverhead
adam...
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12. |
superbowl
00:20
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you are in everything,
even the superbowl
bagging bagels
piercing your nose
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13. |
at the vfw hall
00:24
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havin a bad time at the vfw hall
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