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Horse Racing
03:07
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I don’t know where my head is at
For the most part I’m happy to be...
Here...
A thought...
And another...
(something else)
And the light goes out
Endless repeating
Delusions flood
Hand over hand
I’ve got horse racing in my blood
Why the hell am I standing here?
Where’s my – fuck.
Where’s my – fuck!
What is it called?
I should know this
I’m too stupid to live
And the light goes out
Cropping delighter
All stick
All stone
Does that make sense?
I’ve got horse racing in my bones
I can get used to this somehow
I can get used to this somehow
I can get used to this somehow
I can get used to this somehow
They won’t stampede me
I’ll redefine
Perfect my range
I’ve got horse racing on my mind
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2. |
Steady As She Goes
02:34
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Count me in and count me out
Riddled with expansive doubt
Every word I fight about
Steady as she goes
Constantly I reexplain
Patience one can hardly feign
Worsening with each refrain (of)
Steady as she goes
Tragic tales of history
Sinking their teeth into the skin that covers me
Paring off for all to see
I’m starting to start again
Fevered hands of harvest moon
Spent an autumn afternoon
Wishing that I were immune
Steady as she goes
Sorting through what isn’t mine
Every thing becomes a sign
Rotting heir looms on the vine (and)
Steady as she goes
Fragile flaws of syzygy
Narrowed until there’s nothing left inside of me
Parasympathetically
I’m starting to start again
Nothing loved will ever last
And every perfect moment blows right past
If I could slow it down
Would it feel the same?
Can you wait a minute?
Steady as she goes
I’m still swimming in it
Steady as she goes
Can you wait a minute?
Steady as she goes
I’m still swimming in it
Steady as she goes
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3. |
Somewhere A Dark Heart
03:38
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It’s all my fault
Black out the night
Kill what you can
No time to rest
Somewhere a dark heart surrounds
Spooling its contents
Infected from root up to crown
Damn that emotional freeze
Where did you go?
I’m just dying to spill what I know
It’s not my fault
I know my name
Some wear a dark heart around
Worn in sweet confidence
Dragging their feet on the ground
Locked in that thousand yard stare
Where did you go?
I’m just dying to spill what I know
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4. |
Temporary Education
03:22
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I was an anxious child
Timorous
And so wild
Buried in CRT (and)
Buried in me
Somehow it got locked in
Caught in this awkward skin
Spasms of entropy
Look at me
I can’t stop you now
Nothing ever changes
And I can’t talk you down
Time to call the temper tamper
God damn cortisol
Botching up the system
Where’s my wherewithal?
Darken the hand I hide
Buried inside of my
Jubilant elegies
Look at me
I can’t stop you now
Tiny rearranger
But I won’t disavow
Distance growing in between us
Maybe cat and cow
Alleviate the anguish
But I’m still stuck for now
Each anniversary
Is starting to feel anything but...
Seems like catastrophe
Is where my heart is home
A shot of ecstasy
To kill the pain of simply being...
Each anniversary
A darkness all its own
I can’t stop you now
Living in estrangement
A song of “show me how”
Temporary education
Ghost World caterwaul
Perpetual erasure
An impulse to enthrall
I was an anxious child
Just look at me now
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5. |
Gate Kicker
02:33
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I kicked open the gate
But no one’s willing to follow
I’m stuck standing in place
As if I’m needing for nothing
You wanted to know how it feels
Well, you found out
The hoarder of knives clicking heels
And just walking away
I kicked open the gate
Into an infinite hollow
I’m stuck staring at space
As if I’m waiting on something
You wanted to know how it feels
Well, you found out
That delicate need to appeal
Now starting to fray
Razing the chord of concern
Fucking detritus
Pitching out into the storm
All cant and no steel
Maybe I’ve got the whethers
Maybe I just don’t care
Tell me there’s something better
Than getting caught in a midnight glare
If only I had forever
If only I did not care
Pretending there’s nothing better
Is getting caught in a midnight glare
I kicked open the gate
But no one’s willing to follow
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Justin Courtney Pierre Minneapolis, Minnesota
'Ghost World' EP out November 12
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The handful of songs I've heard so far make this one of the most anticipated albums of the year for me. Can't wait to rage on this with the volume fully cranked. Beautiful, honest, & pulls no punches.
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