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Donnellan, Sam's Tape

from You Are so Loud That I Want to Die by Human Kindness

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maybe the most straight-forward of our songs thus far in terms of lyrics, but not a bad song. keith donnellan is a philosopher of language (among other things probably) and has no relation to the song, although i have some roundabout justification for using his name if anyone REALLY requires it. i mostly just liked how the name sounded.

lyrics

i don't believe that dreams hold some higher meaning, but i dreamt of knifes at my throat, and before my neck was cut yr words woke me up. you said "put on yr winter coat." you said, "forget the common people; forget yr parent's church. tonight i'm stripping like birch." i ran to yr house, and when you came out, you wearing one of his old shirts.

the fading lights that flicker on the side streets where i asked you to meet only creep me out now. distant songs coming from some old tape that some older guy made you - why would you keep that around?

i'm throwing out dried pens. i pulled the sheets off my bed. i'm sleeping 'til three again. one minute you call, and then it's kerouac-dead, and i don't know on whom to depend. now you know that i'm more than jealous; i'm straight possessive. i'm counting the breaths you take. i hope that you hear him - all the dumb things he says - and know he's just some mistake, but you keep listening to his tape.

the fading lights that flicker on the side streets where i asked you to meet me only creep me out now. distant talk (but only getting closer) seems to speak against the trees. i'm going to cut them all down.

when you'd play the "waiting room," i saw the way yr eyes would bloom, and i'm a patient boy, but i don't want to have to wait for you. i want to feel you run into my arms. i want to touch yr open skin and whisper onto yr neck like he did. then you would hear me, but you don't hear me. you keep listening to his tape.

credits

from You Are so Loud That I Want to Die, released January 16, 2014
d: bass; keys; vox
a: guitar
j: drums
w: guitar; keys

music and words by david; recorded and mixed by alex.

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