i'm standing in your weird empathy
if sound is just changes in air pressure
your words sweeten the air you breathe
your words sweeten the air you breathe
and your words sweeten the air i breathe
your words sweeten the air i breathe
the things i think i hide
come out in my smell
and all the particulars that waft off you
why do i feel i know them so well
why do i feel i know them so well
why do i feel i know them so well
can i let myself get excited
can i let myself want
tell me again tell me again that you like
the way my nervous mouth dances
that one breath could last me the weekend
cause i need it most when the time is mine
cause i need it most when the time is mine
thought i left all that shit back in junior high
cause it's the same in my brain
same snags same misfires
but that first time feeling is here too
it's here when i hold you
and at least i can laugh this time
at least i can laugh this time
at least i can laugh this time
mercilessly please
mercilessly please
mercilessly please
mercilessly please
i'm a free agent i am a spy
my body and mind are one
and i want to stay alive
so i hide
most wouldn't call it a mind
they call it a mission
but even the free-est thinkers hide
they get it from me
i hide in your throat
i hide in your jokes
i hide in the names of people
who haven't spoke to you for a while
i'm a free agent i am a spy
my body and mind are one
and i want to stay alive
so i hide
most wouldn't call it a mind
they call it a mission
but even the hardest thinkers hide
they get it from me
i hide in your throat
i hide in your jokes
i hide in the names of friends
who haven't spoke to you for a while
i asked for a new life
i promised not to waste one second
and i got all i prayed for
but i got it one piece at a time
one piece at a time
one piece at a time
and piece by piece by piece by piece
i'm wearing my bones down
and piece by piece by piece by piece
i'm growing new bones in
i've got a picture in my head
of how it should look when it's done
oh but the assembly's made to change
and all the parts and labor
are getting in my vision's way
and piece by piece by piece by piece
i'm wearing my bones down
and piece by piece by piece by piece
i'm wearing my bones thin
and piece by piece by piece by piece
i'm wearing my bones down
and piece by piece by piece by piece
i'm growing new bones
growing new bones
what's real and how to behave
that's a right i'll take to my grave
and do you really believe i'm selfishly in pain
guess i'll just have to push you away
away - until you don't need me to explain
about
i've been going back and forth on whether to release these demos for a few months. with bandcamp not taking a revenue share for a day, releasing these demos seemed like a good opportunity to get some money into the pockets of friends who are out of work right now.
everybody stay safe and wash your hands!
credits
released March 20, 2020
backing track on 'Sweeten' is a collaboration between myself and Ash Clayton
everything else was recorded in my home office, which is also where i made the cover art
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