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before the sun sets
04:02
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the aftermath of a car crash littered the streets
as i walked to the shop
i stared into the eyes of fear and uncertainty
with a distinct lack of car insurance
will we make it through this before the sun sets?
the aftermath of last night is coursing through me
as i will myself to stop my room from spinning around me
i've been here before but here is not where i want to be
i close my eyes and breathe in the fear and uncertainty
will we make it through this before the sun sets?
the aftermath of this week is a big fucking mystery
and it's scary to be living in the future's history
i've been selfish
i've been foolish
i've been knocking back pints
while waiting to hear if school is closed for the year
but this is so much bigger than me
and this is so much bigger than you
it's bigger than anybody
so let's stay in for a little bit
let's stay in for a while
it'll be like the snow days you never got to have as a child
just take it one day at a time
and know that this isn't the end of time
and i think we'll make it through this before the sun sets
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fine tooth comb
03:49
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i've been combing through my feelings with a fine tooth comb
and every little knot leads me back to you
it's the growing pains of saturday mornings
dedicated to fulfilling a foreign femininity
i sit with my shoulders between your knees for hours
wishing for a moment alone
i just want to be alone
it's the surprising breathe of fresh air
you're not like the local boys
and i'm not like the local girls
but i am just faking it
and i can't help but wonder if you're just faking it to
we're putting on a show for two coffee cups and a crying baby
and i cannot tell if i like you
or if i just like the idea of you
it's the sentimentality of growing up
and growing out of the places we used to call home
but now i carry home with me everywhere that I go
and i feel it roaring inside of me like a lamborghini
or maybe it's more like a broken cassette
...i think it might be more like a broken cassette
i've been combing through my feelings with a fine tooth comb
and every little knot leads me back to you
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more to love
04:15
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i remember my first existential crisis all too well
we were driving home from church in that sky blue pontiac
and i felt like a baby bird
who just realized that they were expected to fly
with half a wing
now i don't recall the exact words of the sermon of that day
because it was around that time
that i started sleepwalking
through my days
but i do recall staring out the backseat window
on the five minute drive home that felt like eternity
and a thought climbed into my mind
and it planted a seed
and it made me question everything that i believed
i remember my second existential crisis all too well
we were heading in from recess
when tiffany turned to me and asked:
who's your playground crush?
you ought to have one
and i ought to know
so i wracked my brain for a name
and i started sleep-talking
and from that day on
i expected everyone to treat me as if i was in the clique
and i started eating cherries to stain my lips red
just like dylan did in the books
i remember my third existential crisis all too well
our feeble attempts at cuddling to stay warm were meritless
against the october winds
and the skate park bench did nothing to soften the blow
i turned to you and asked:
would it be weird if sold myself short?
you stared deeply into my eyes
and answered my question with a question:
do you want to?
oceans converged and i faked a smile
1, 2, 3 i guess this is growing up
when you have to teach yourself what love is
but i promise you, you will grow past this
yeah, i promise you, there is more to love than this
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Stem Champ
Stem Champ playfully captures the joys of a summer night spent biking around with pals, tender late night conversations, and
falling in love with the person you’re becoming.
These days Stem Champ (live) plays as a 4-piece making music somewhere in the lane of emo-tinged indie-rock.
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