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It followed us home
03:33
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It followed Us Home
You take up space and it's taken for granted
This tension started on Escalation Mountain
I wrote it on the side of our boat
And then it followed us home
You're crumbling and your hands holding the branches
You won't let go, no you won't let go, no you won't
I told you that we won't float away,
But now I see that was so unnecessary
You won't let go, no you won't let go, no you won't
If I told you everything would be ok
Would that make you feel more safe?
We're the only two here on Tension Lake
If one of us is afraid the other is brave
You won't let go, no you won't let go, no you won't
You're arms are tired and my arms are tired,
We can't stop holding each other
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2. |
We share a pay cheque
03:12
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We Share a Pay Cheque
There might be a boulder on my shoulders
When I wake up it's covering my body
We share a bed, we share a room,
We share a house, we share a job,
We share a pay cheque
I carry it around, every pound
Every heavy encounter
We've never been apart
Eleven years ago my shadow doubled
I could only go so far
It's as if, I pulled out the stopper,
And let it all float away,
And let it all go down the drain
As I move around, I watch myself step over
the wet spots on the sidewalks
As if they were tiny lakes
That we could sink in to
There might be a boulder on my shoulders
Holding me down, under water
It's as if, I pulled out the stopper,
And let it all float away,
And let it all go down the drain
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You and the wall
02:20
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You and the wall
Your face is buried in my comforter
I asked you to please, please say something
You turned away, then you removed your tuque
And when you finally wrote something down,
It was a diagram of all the spaces allocated
to all your worries as they collide in to each other
We were not saying anything,
Cause it was written down on the pages
If we were lying down face to face
We'd still not be saying anything
I would still be sleeping on the inside,
You'd still be sleeping on the outside
I am positioned between you and the wall
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4. |
Gossip Saves
03:29
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GOSSIP SAVES
You think they've been talking about you
You gotta be tough out there, there's something in the air
Things don't feel quite right to go out tonight,
Don't know who's out there, don't feel prepared
Cause you think, they've been talking about you
You don't know what they've been saying
And you wonder if it's all in your head
Scrutinizing yourself until there is nothing left
We used to get together, and tell each other
Sarah said, Jamie said, Kyle said, I said it to you,
You told Jen yesterday, down the hall you heard me say
“Be Brave,
Cause Gossip Saves”
No matter what they say or do, it will come back to you
It's always been this way
It doesn't have to break you down, It's about what comes around
And what you take away
Cause Gossip Saves
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5. |
Night Games
02:19
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Night Games
You said to meet you on the other side of the forest
You said I didn't need a flashlight but I did
I will bring the leftovers over,
Just as soon as my eyes adjust
And maybe later we can go outside and watch the stars
if it's dark enough
You be Panda, I'll be Koala
Just stick to the path so we don't get lost
An arm's reach a way, maximum
What a fun game!
And you told me to wear two pairs of socks instead
of one and I did
And when I got home my feet weren't frozen
thank you, thank you, thank you
What a great idea
And maybe later we can go outside and watch the stars
if it's dark enough
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6. |
Market value
01:40
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Market Value
Yes we put that garden in,
And yes it was on your lawn
the sun was hot, took off our clothes
And gardened in our underwear
Yes we brought the compost over
You weren't home to see the work
We tore up your yard for good
To the detriment of your neighbourhood's
Market value
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7. |
organizing hurts
03:33
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Organizing Hurts
You misread what I said
You mistaken me for someone who displeases you
And you can't see it yet,
but you're so effected.
Loving you was easy,
It took one moment to know that
But it took a thousand others
To let you go into the arms of another
My family is inside of me
And I'm sorry if you can't easily find it
My cheeks burn cause I don't understand
How we are so easily guided
Take your courage and use it
Hello, Hello you don't know me
But we work in the same place
We make low, low wages
Have no job security
I know I will see you again one day,
Cause we live on this hurting planet
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8. |
Buckets
03:39
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Buckets
You turned your head, didn't see where I went
Put down my bucket and followed you through the woods
I'm feeling a bit thirsty, drinking all the sap that I could ever need
But down that bucket Beshele,
Don't you hear them calling your name?
Saw you head towards the road, so I followed
I turned my head, didn't see where you went!
Standing alone waiting to know where I should go,
Oops don't fall, don't lose your footing,
these buckets are so so heavy
Oh no, it's cold, it's snowing, these buckets are so heavy
And then I see you looking right at me
And then I see you staring right at me
This must be some weird misunderstanding
So, I turn my head, I turn my head
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Let's play getting closer
I wonder how, I wonder why
It took us until chapter ten to turn off the lights
Our voices were so tired, we lost them in the words
The words turned in to, giant boulders
And we were lost inside, we were lost inside
Changing positions, every time we change narration
Let's play getting closer every time we switch off readers
Why do the days go right by
All of our moments become so isolated
When it happens to us, over and over and over
and these moments turn into giant boulders
With tiny cracks and fissures that we could never find
we could never find, we could never find
We were lost inside, we were trapped inside
We could never find, cause we were lost inside
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10. |
sleepovers
02:31
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Sleepovers
You said “Hey wake up, look out the window”
And so I stood up, and it's the sunrise
Thank you so much, for waking me up
There are triangles all over the walls
from the shadows coming through the light
coming through the curtains I gave you
And why do we always get to sleep over at your house?
and when will we get to sleep over at my house?
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11. |
Arena
03:03
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Arena
You were going to write about
The way you felt get it out,
But you were so scared of the isolation
Every time you tried, you would get stuck,
So you'd spend all of your time writing
To your friends about how much
You would like to be alone
But you're so scared of the isolation
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indie sap band from East Vancouver on the stolen lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.
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