I walk in a circle around our bed
Walk in a circle around our room
Walk in a circle around our block
Walk in a circle away from you
I picked up a piece of a broken thumb
Picked up a piece of the fragmented moon
Picked up a piece of an elephant
Picked up a piece of my love for you
And, the sweat lodges, and the green grasses
And, the animal that steals your soul away
It's the flash of lightning, and the comet happening
It's the voice from the tree that scares the rain
It's not your choice, it's not your hand
It's the gust and the wind and the mud and the falling in
I made some friends on the black market
I made some friends in a quick search for youth
I made some friends up in outer space
I made some friends away from you
And, the fired-hearted, and the dearly parted
And, the breeze that feels like your lover's hands
It's the stolen shadows, and the man in the window
It's the blast of the pen on the paper's edge
It's not your choice, it's not your hand
It's the faults and the plates and the cliffs and the falling in
I stirred the pot til the spoon melted
I tightened the doors til the air turned blue
I grasped my books and I shouted out
I cast my spells away from you
And, the paused breath signs, and the semaphores in your mind
And, the marvel of your final day
And, the masked villains, and the made millions
On top of the spine of hunger's child
It's not your choice, it's not your hand
It's the tears and the gasps and the spit and the falling in
It's the pasts and the fists and the blood and the falling in
I walk in a circle around our block
Walk in a circle around our room
Walk in a circle around our bed
Walk in a circle away from you
credits
from IOLA EP,
released May 23, 2013
Vocals/Lyrics/Music: Carey Sveen
Music/Bass: Rob Hellyer
Music/Drums: Craig Howe
Music/Guitar: Evan Fricks
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