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Hands All Clenched

from LIFE as LOVE as ART by Wailing Whales

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Well I can’t explain this, because it seems to be bliss
I guess I’ll write it off of my list
And I can’t call home, because I’m all-alone
And I’ve been wishing it were back in my hands

It exploded with fury,
My vision went blurry
In sockets, my eyes they did burst.
And my tongue swelled with words, evidentially deferred
For reasons that I’ll always hide
But for all things done good, and never quite understood;
We silently, but openly cried.

Tonight, it’s a long and winding road
Tonight, I’m carrying such a heavy load
What is it worth? These situations give birth (to the anti of all I believe)
My back breaks in half,
And my thoughts gather laughs (from these so-called-friends I receive).

You could lie to masses (spray paint those black glasses)
To cover up all that you see
But the blind leads the blind, pretty surely in time
It’s been proven throughout history

When my hands clench to fist, my mind can’t resist
(to glorify this violence that we conjure)
With the black and the blue, and the red mixed in too
At least we’re splattered in a brilliant hue
And the taste like cold steel for sure means its real
In the end it’s either me or you.

To die, means there’s nothing left for to live
But to live, means there’s nothing worth for to die
And for what reasons we got, when we’re put on the spot
I’ll be sure to just close my eyes
Cause they’ll break down and cry, and no matter how hard they try
They just cannot tell a lie

In the times where we all lose control
When we want something bad, but cannot pay the toll
And we lose the respect for those we once used to have, for ourselves and our friends
For our moms and our dads.
And we dig through the earth with the claws of our hands
Grasping worms; grasping rocks; grasping roots;
Grasping plans that we once understood, but have long since then burned
All the bridges to beauty that we once used to yearn.

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from LIFE as LOVE as ART, released May 5, 2015

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Philip Hirzel is a composer and musician, camped around Ohio. He is working on it.

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