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Wildflower Nights
03:52
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Mist obscures the moonlight
There's tension in my chest
And if they finally kill me, it's alright
I'm wearing my favorite dress
Might I ask
For your attention
I promise I won't say
Something you've already heard
I feel the most alive
When I am oh-so-close to dying
I doubted that this morning
But now I'm pretty sure
I need some motivation
'Cause I'm running out of spite
And catching flies with vinegar's so sad
I looked into your eyes
You promised you won't bite
I've never wanted to hear a lie so bad
Might I ask
For your attention
I promise I won't say
Something you've already heard
I feel the most alive
When I am oh-so-close to dying
I doubted that this morning
But now I'm pretty sure
Hearts were left to die tonight
As vigilantes stirred
Soft words kill in firefights
Such heavy caliber
But my heart has survived this night
Just like it survived her
And I am now an acolyte
For the candles of the cursed
Might I ask
For your attention
I promise I won't say
Something you've already heard
I feel the most alive
When I am oh-so-close to dying
I doubted that this morning
But now I'm pretty sure
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2. |
Arizona
03:01
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When the air gets dry
In the late summer
That's when I
Can't help but remember
All the violence
That happened back in Chander, Arizona
When I see the sky
A sunset full of color
You'd think I'd be inspired
Or something
Or whatever
But it just takes me back
To fucking Arizona
Here we go!
And I know it just takes time
But I'm ready to feel alright
'Cause I've had enough of cryin'
About her
Those nights I got so high
You'd think that I had feathers
And the bottles
Of Silver
Tequila never ended
And I know that you were hurt
But you didn't have to hit me
I wish I never met you
I wish I never met you
I wish I never met you
I wish I never met you
And I know it just takes time
But I'm ready to feel alright
And I've had enough of cryin'
About her
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3. |
Brain Soup
04:02
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Ridin' in your coupe
I notice something different
Every time that we drive by
I put your record on loop
I feel a little different
Every time the music dies
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Mhmm
Mhmm
Let's meet up with the group
Connect with someone different
With every tear we cry
And I've turned my brain to soup
But it couldn't be more different
Than this high
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Mhmm
Mhmm
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Mhmm
Mhmm
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4. |
Since We've Been Apart
04:03
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Since I cried in your arms
When you left for the great white north
I've lived a lifetime
Since we've been apart
Since you got in that car
I've screamed for joy and I've broken my heart
Feels like a lifetime
Since we've been apart
And some days I wish you were here
To feel it all with me
And some days I'm glad
I'm learning to stand on my own feet
And I've barely had time to breathe
It's been phone calls and texts
And wishing we were together
It's been so long
That we've been apart
It's been more than I can tell
My eyes are open forever
It's been too long
That we've been apart
And some days I wish you were here
To feel it all with me
And some days I'm glad
I'm learning to stand on my own feet
And I've barely had time to breathe
I've barely had time to breathe
I've barely had time to breathe
Since we've been apart
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5. |
Airlock
03:26
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I'm shipwrecked
Spaceshipwrecked
Self shipwrecked
You smell it
On my breath
And it could have been
I was lost in space
On the way to your house
I hit the eject button
Now I'm floating free
Again
Picturing your face
I was abducted for a
Secret mission
So I could breathe
Again
In the airlock
There's no life support
She's the one
Who took my phaser-gun
In the airlock
There's no life support
She's the one
Who took my phaser-gun
Adventures that I seek
They never turn out
Just quite the way I want them to
And now something's wrong
Again
I think the hull is breached
If you were here I really think that you could fix it
But I come alone
Again
In the airlock
There's no life support
Under pressure
Got to abort
In the airlock
There's no life support
Under pressure
Got to abort
Now I'm shipwrecked
Spaceshipwrecked
Self shipwrecked
You smell it
On my breath
And it could have been
It could have been
I'm shipwrecked
Spaceshipwrecked
Self shipwrecked
You smell it
On my breath
And it could have been
It could have been
Now I'm wrecked
On the captain's desk
Throw me overboard
Catch me in your net
I miss you
Cause it could have been
It could have been
It could have been
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6. |
Clumsy Metaphors
03:22
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Too many tears
And not enough memories
And had you no fear
You wouldn't have held me so tight
That I crumbled to pieces
And slipped through your fingers
Leaving you
Was the last thing that I ever wanted
You
Could have said
Anything else
And I would have stayed
But you're just a little like a cigarette lighter
And I've had a run-in with a pyromaniac
And this little fire is
Just enough to say
I've gotta go
I'm sorry to leave you alone
We spent a lifetime
Riding that lightning bolt
But when the thunder crashed
Where did all the electricity go?
Who knows
This will all end in tears
This will all end in tears
This is ending in tears
Right now
You
Could have said
Anything else
And I would have stayed
But you're just a little like an itsy-bitsy spider
And I've had a run-in with a venomous tarantula
And this little web we're caught in
Has me sayin'
I've gotta go
I'm sorry to leave you alone
You
Could have said
Anything else
And I would have stayed
But you're just a little like a cigarette lighter
And I've had a run-in with a pyromaniac
And this little fire is
Just enough to say
I've gotta go
I'm sorry to leave you alone
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7. |
Helicopter
03:46
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Rusted is my heart
I pump my veins with oil
Maybe I'll sputter and start
And roll another mile
OK, I push too hard
Broken gears and coils
Maybe we'll ditch the car
And walk for awhile
Oh baby
Pick me up in a helicopter
I kiss your lips and you take me higher
The air is thin
And I'm in love all over again
Oh baby
Sometimes I feel stuck
In a room without fresh air
I'd say the whole thing's fucked
Beyond repair
But when it's getting bleak
And I'm drowning in my cares
That's when you show up
That's when you're there
Oh baby
Break the door with a sledgehammer
Take my body and push it harder
Goosebumps on my skin
Over and over again
Oh baby
Fuck baby
Pick me up in a helicopter
I kiss your lips and you take me higher
The air is thin
And I'm in love all over again
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8. |
Kerosene
03:28
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There are stains on everything
That I can't get out
Soak it all in kerosene
And burn it all down
November 4th, 2018
I knew it clear as day
I wanted what she had
And that wasn't OK
And she made it very clear
That the love just wasn't here
And that's because I'm queer
And that bummed her out
There are stains on everything
That I can't get out
Soak it all in kerosene
Let's burn it all down
Two mornings after a relapse
I woke from more than sleep
Something about anatomy
And after several weeks
The gaps in philosophy
Were apparent
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9. |
Frida Kahlo
05:18
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There's a pretty big crowd in this room
To see a painting of a woman all by herself
She started with nothing but pain
She gave it right back to the world
In a way that we all said was beautiful
But I can't sing like that
So what would be so tragic?
I said what would be so tragic?
There's some pretty vibrato in your voice
And judging by the circumstance it's not there by choice
I'm sorry I caused you such pain
It's reflected right back in a face
That I swear is so beautiful
I didn't know I could be loved like that
And that's what's really tragic
And I don't wanna be tragic
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Blushbutton Portland, Oregon
Blushbutton is a rock band on stolen Clackamas land, led by trans women.
Vivian - Guitar/Vocals
Heather - Bass
Joe - Drums
Upcoming show info in the Linktree link!
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