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Houdini's Misdirection, Act VI: Closer

from WEIRDO: Love Songs For Revolutionary Spirits by Social Anxiety

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I can count the times I’ve felt alive
On outstretched hands aiming for the light
Spring awoke me with her permissive eyes
Till each of our roots became entwined
Patiently waiting to make her mine
and done plotting my own demise
In this inferno there’s a busy signal on the line
That tells me everything will be alright
So I’m broken, what else is new?
This ouroboros of mine is old news
You saw past scars till stars aligned
I stared into your soul with my third eye
Was I right to think they’d never take me alive?
Was I right to hide my light from those who don’t deserve my might?
Was I right to hide my shine from their sensitive eyes
Cuz staring into the sun will make you go blind?

[Chorus:]
Don’t let them tell you you’re not beautiful
Don’t let them sell you on the disputable
Don’t let them tell you this isn’t doable
Don’t let them sell you on life in a cubicle

They said, “try not to sink,
still waters run deep”
So every song I sang
Rang out like a symphony
Dove deep for the devil in me
Till I unearthed an angel under the debris
I love the way she makes my heart sing
Over the sound of a guitar’s scream
I love the way she taps into my heart beat
And makes my pen bleed with ink
Surrounded by these attractive hues
All while trying to balance my views
Patient despite all of the abuse
The world has lent their hands to
I’m in love with the idea of a muse
Those before you were just a ruse
I’m in love with the concept of paying dues
For a life in which I have everything to lose

[Chorus] (x2)

This is for the girl that brought me to life
And this is for the crowd that helps me thrive
This is for everyone searching for the light
One day you’ll see you were it the whole time
This is for the parents who doubted my might
And the siblings who will never admit I’m right
This for every word that cut like a knife
And exposed my pirouetting insides
This is for every right I see worth the fight
The battle was theirs but the war is mine
This is for every star that burned out bright
If it wasn’t for them I wouldn’t know how to shine
This is for every dream I willed to life
And for every idea that I never let die
This for every road that veered off to the right
And led me straight to this stage tonight

[Chorus] (x2)

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from WEIRDO: Love Songs For Revolutionary Spirits, released July 9, 2016

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