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spoken word
02:00
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We used to go to the zoo
To take pictures of the birds and the cats
The aquarium
We came home to a power outage
The parrot fish were all on their backs
I feel like I'm losing touch again
Even the vibration of the guitar
Is too much like having a panic attack
I can feel the strings
Through my arm and into my
Chest. I feel like I can't catch my breath
That was the hottest summer
The air conditioner was broken
I'd get out of bed to squat in front of the fan
You're lifting your arms to take a picture of something at The Minister's Treehouse
I'm trying to remember the last thing you said
It's impossible to focus on anything
It's like my mind leaves me for my body
A twitch in my leg, a visual disturbance in my right eye
I keep checking the time
Over and
Over and
Over
I'm ready for it to be tomorrow already
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2. |
thanks for coming
03:13
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I'm running out of time
To get to know you
Cups spill as the train passes by
The way words are lost
Clumsy, wanderin' 'cross counter top
Charming is the boy
Who bring fabric flower
Did you find the place okay?
You can set your bag in the bedroom
Have a seat over there
I'll pour you a drink
Oh Honey, thanks for coming
Charming is the boy
Who bring fabric flower
Faucet's got a leak
It drips down my shoulder
Dump the old ash
So we can add new ones
A wasp got in
Through a crack in the window
You'll be gone
Before the next season
Charming is the boy
Who bring fabric flowers
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3. |
scoliosis
05:37
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I watched you walk
Home in the snow
From my house last night
You wore the black
Peacoat that I
Gave you last Christmas
In my memory
No one could ever
Look as smooth as
A bird in the winter
How ya held your back so straight
With that curve in your spine
I don't know
Maybe you built a lego tower
To strengthen your supports
Or maybe it's the will to be
A little bigger than me
Twist from left to right
Move them bones into place
Twist from left to right
Force the bones into place
What did ya say about the heron's feet
How to tell him from a crane?
Well, your shoes ain't blue
She don't love you
Lego tower support beam
Build you bigger than me
Twist left to right
Put your bones into place
Your shoes ain't blue
She don't love you
Not the way that I did
Back when we were fledglings
Twist left to right
Put your bones into place
Lego tower support beam
Build you bigger than me
In my memory
No one could ever
Look as smooth
As a bird in the winter
Canter, canter
Twist your bones
Into place
Canter, Canter
Twist your bones
Into place
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4. |
single lady feet
02:20
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Rainy days are always better with you
The pavement smells like oil
Rainbow patterns trace the parking lot
Leaves change green
For once, I might welcome spring
You drive off in the beat up Focus
I am reminded of a sound
Two single lady feet
Climb three flights of stairs
To an apartment
Where I still live alone
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Nightjar Nashville, Tennessee
Nightjar is an experimental project consisting of both solo work by Sam Sharp and collaborative efforts with fellow artists. Their sounds aim to take you back to places remembered, places that resemble a whippoorwill’s call echoing out of the woods nearby on otherwise quiet nights. ... more
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