Seahorse

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SEAHORSE

anxious heart poetics
i left them in Seattle
pulling creatures out from under my mane
we're riding the same wave
the same wave

with your left hand and your right eye
held you up to the sky
and saw my shadow

you're one step over the edge
and i am one step back from the line
maybe if we reached out
at the same time

heavy hitters contemplating their next big move
but if you're gonna swing those fists
then you have to ask
where's it gonna land
the fields are bruised half as bad

mishap misfit
large lipped hypocrite
carrying such a heavy load
cause i wanted to love it
but i left it all alone

turned over once
turned over twice
heaved the sigh every creature
knows

it's cryptic and caged
wilder than a snake
wraps round your arm
then hangs up ugly
held by my own horns

the crash rings empty
the halls ring silent
the heart renders blank
as the story unfolds

and now i'm joining the army
standing in harms way
cause i feel safer in a uniform

and as your head falls to the ground
it echos only as long
as we exhale

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from HUFF THIS!, released July 7, 2008
written by Alison Clancy

Alison Clancy -piano/vocals
Molly Allis -drums/vocals
Luke Janella -cello

recorded and mixed by Jared Brown

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