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There's a harmony singer waiting in the wings
Waiting to wield beauty to ruin everything
And it's a suicide of sweetness that swallows as it sings
Denying the identity of anything singular and free

So let's hear it for the loudest man left standing in the room
Let's hear it for the fear he has us all handing it to
Because the purple of his prose is like the purple of this bruise
I got from taking out the trash on the night shift down at the pink pill factory
It's true

Either you see it or you don't
Either you need it or you don't
Either you'll be there or you won't
Someone must've told you this before

You and I became an item on a list of things to do
Go to the store, pick up your laundry, make a list of things to do
How about I start with what I missed while I was doing this for you
And quit when I get sick of knowing what's in store and what's just wishful thinking

The first name of my demon is sewn into my chest
And the name of my demon is the last name I'll confess
It's the difference between posing and knowing your posessed
And it matters less and less inside this hell that I built out of blankets

Either you hear it or you don't
Either you want it or you don't
Either you don't know or you won't
But someone must've told you this before

He picked up on my bitterness and he pointed it at me
He read my rights and realized how pointless rights can be
He looked in my eyes, I saw his face, he saw what was his to see
Because kindness to a stranger can be dangerous when he swears he knows you

One day I'll float over this house like a balloon
I'll come down with the lights inside, I'll rise up with the moon
And you won't ever feel this light inside until it's gone too soon
And the only job you have left to do is remember who is pulling on your string
Who's pulling on your string?

Either we'll make it or we won't
Either together or alone
Either in passing or in stone
Someone must've told you this before

There's a harmony singer waiting in the wings
Waiting to wield beauty to ruin everything
And it's a suicide of sweetness that swallows as it sings
Denying the identity of anything singular and free

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released August 5, 2022
written and performed by Nate Hertweck
produced, arranged, and mixed by Michael Teoli
saxophone by Khari Allen Lee
mastered by Hans DeKline

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