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smoothest stone

by marbling

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i walked past ur house thinking bout how you’re doing in los angeles i think about how growth comes in many ways you wouldn’t know me today i don’t cut my hair anymore, i’m no longer a bore, i skate with my friends and you’re not allowed inside my apartment i think about how growth comes in many different ways the second i step into the crosswalk, a man yells back at me “hey baby, what are you doing tonight?” and that’s ridiculous i think about how growth comes in many different ways the moment i step onto the subway i’m no longer in manhattan, not talking to accountants, not outside of the silent barn, not driving past farms i already told you i’m skipping the show
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forgiveness 02:27
i think about tmrw when i have too much time on my hands i am busiest when i remember this plan at least i know where u and i stand (at the bottom of the long island sound) in the free time, i wish for more in crowded stretches, i want space in the last six months, i totally forgot your face days i paint, nights i watch, though i often close the windows. i’m over what happened, though there are some things that just can’t be forgiven. in the free time, i wish for more in crowded stretches, i want space in the last six months, i totally forgot your face dorothy from golden girls is my sea change and i don’t have to explain days i paint, nights i watch, though i often close the windows. i’m over what happened, though there are some things that just can’t be forgiven.
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mean poem 03:16
u could be the worst roman emperor of all time i watched u shoot basketballs and said it was “fine” i didn’t mean for this to be a mean poem but you bring out the worst in me chandelier in the living room is used ... for when and where and what purpose? i don’t think i deserve this (i have not seen you turn it on one time) unlike you, i’m honest — losing a sense of urgency — not about anything urgent any consideration i give to you is a gift — i don’t ask for it to be reciprocated (and it isn’t) i remembered the feeling of a skee ball leaving my hand i’d like to say i haven’t thought about it and left you in the bookstore checkout line but unlike you i’m honest i didn’t mean for this to be a mean poem but you bring out the worst in me for one, i begin what i say with an optimism and a truthfulness that u can’t comprehend, rendering me clueless when u eventually ... i didn’t mean for this to be a mean poem but you bring out the worst in me
4.
U sing songs about me i’m caught in between moments of agony interludes of victory or did i misunderstand again back to square one or one thousand interludes of victory missed connections on the bus, i try not to think about it too much missed connections on the train really fucks with my brain & PROGRESS IS A FEW STEPS IN ANY DIRECTION! 12345678 U sing songs about me i'm caught in between moments of agony interludes of victory
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U sing songs about me i’m caught in between moments of agony interludes of victory or did i misunderstand again back to square one or one thousand interludes of victory missed connections on the bus, i try not to think about it too much missed connections on the train really fucks with my brain & PROGRESS IS A FEW STEPS IN ANY DIRECTION! 12345678 U sing songs about me i'm caught in between moments of agony interludes of victory
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u don't know how to act!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (& in the rain, you're still the same)
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man of myst 00:49
man of mystery means nothing to me you are a boat, i am the sea wintertime in rockaway beach on one twenty second street talking to you is flip flops on the subway talking to me is snowboots on the beach whatever the meaning is is lost on me
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growth is navigating port authority alone growth is everything, and also i am still thinking you are something of an ant on the bus to union city * * * if this is my diary, then you are in my diary & i'd like to know how it feels

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happy to be back, happy to be here; new songs & demos once again (never left).

recorded in a lot of places over a little while; these songs are reflections on putting everything back together at the start of something new and weird and scattered.

written & recorded mostly by basia kurlender
marbling had a shifting lineup over this period, so i'm not certain but pretty sure that on a few of these songs: danny mendelson plays drums and bass, chris chew plays drums, and jordan weinstock plays guitar.

thanks for listening, always

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released April 8, 2022

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marbling New York, New York

driving in the tri-state at night when the traffic finally lightens up after the worst rush hour you can remember. on your left are 18 wheelers and on your right are pickup trucks and a dog is sticking its head out the window.

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