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when U gonn AB the dog that's digging me

from peeling painted pricks by the tortoise and my hair

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when you gonna be - the dog that’s digging me - have you buried me forever like a bone
when ya gonna see - you can’t be wearing me the clothes you wanna wear - is not my own
where ya gonna run - the sun is beating down the ray gun set to stun - is burning holes
what ya gonna do - you’re hoping that the glue that stuck me tight to you - is gonna hold

when ya gonna care - it never has been fair - you always want a share in all this greed
what you’re needing now - is never what you want - you’re never wanting what you really need
who ya gonna trust - this gold gives such a rush - the drug will finally bring you to your knees
when you’re finally full – you’ll’ve traded in your soul - for something that ya coulda got for free

when ya gonna come – back to my heart babe - when you do - you’re gonna see - you’ll never be the person that you always say i am

when you gonna come - back to my heart babe – when you do - you’re gonna see - that i’m not you and you’re not me - that we can’t be the same

you’re stepping on my toes – you’re breathing from my nose - you suggest i take flight to some place higher
i am no good for you – i’ll scuff your two good shoes – you’re will - will end up broke along with mine
the black they painted me - the shadows of the tree – it’s branches reaching round the neck it ties
like a mongrel biting flea – you’re digging into be me - like a dog i’m begging for another bite

when ya gonna come - back to my heart babe - when you do - you’re gonna see - that some of you - is going to have - to bend - before i break

when you gonna come - back to my heart babe – when you do - you’re gonna see - that i’m not you - and you’re not me – we can not be the same

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from peeling painted pricks, released August 31, 2021

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the tortoise and my hair Guelph, Ontario

diary of a decomposing dog

this diary on this scary day is one of warmth again and play i am not going to say what my feeling really is in fact it’s just a lark that i have any at all no one’s left to listen, no one ever has, my bed’s been made un-wizened so been judged to be the best, but somehow just one wrinkle in my head is always left. ... more

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