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Straightforward chords
Tunes that feel old
Unfinished rhymes
Lines that feel holy
The last of my voice
The crack of the fire
An unlikely choice
And honest desire
A chorus of muted hues,
The sound I make loving you
Tail-eating snake
Dog chasing tail
Calm as a lake
Big as a whale
Single-spaced type
Open-faced rye
Taller than hype
Slanted like lies
A tangle of living roots,
The shape that I make loving you
But not a wave or a quake
Could swallow or shake
The sense that it makes, loving you
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Underwater
03:08
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We came all this way
So we could act different
You jump in the pool
To show me you’re livid
Rudeness muted is forgiven
We spent the whole day
Choosing our outfits
So we could be sure
Of the one that we’re out with
Keep my keys inside your pocket
We sleep like the dead
We dream of vacation
This must be our life
This one conversation
Quiet, private silent treatment
We’re not what we do
We’re what we say after
And which is more true
The sadness or laughter?
Can you hear me underwater?
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Take Cover
02:27
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I know I’m supposed to be sad
But it hasn’t hit me yet
So please put a drink in my hand
Let me dance till I forget
We both know that
This straw was the last
Dip me now like
We don’t have a past
I know I’m supposed to be mad
But I never cared for rage
Just leave the ring in my hand
We won’t say the word mistake
Love is falling
Backwards on your ass
Lucky us, both
Good and bad things pass
When you are blue, take comfort
When you feel new, take cover
I know I’m supposed to be glad
But I’ve got a few complaints
I’ve got the world in my hand
But I want you all the same
When you are blue, take comfort
When you feel new, take cover
Love is falling
Backwards on your ass
Lucky us, both
Good and bad things pass
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Oh What You Owe
02:21
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Slow hoe what you hoe,
Oh, what you owe,
Home without awning or owner
Slow so you don’t go,
No you don’t know,
Hold like pack on your shoulder
Who’s barking who is a mystery
Who is the mistress of misery?
Oh, show them the show
Load what you wrote,
Told them off over your shoulder
Oh, so it won’t grow
Owings no flow
Towings a ball and boulder
Tuesday’s a blister in history
Soon you can copy the master key
Oh, owe what you oh
No you don’t know
Sold like a solid gold soldier
Go, on with the show
Show her your tow
So she’ll enjoy what you told her
Soon you can see what you want to be
Tuesday is looking like you and me
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Goodnight Mitten
03:14
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When lights are out
And all’s asleep
When no one else is listening
That’s when we begin to dream
About the stars
Beyond the moon
Of secret lives of forks and spoons
And people we can visit soon
Wild and full of light
Smiling from inside
We say goodnight,
But not goodbye
Little trucks
Need help to tow
Dogs will stop to say hello
Mittens lost get found in snow
Foolish fast
Sacred slow
Talk to things and they will grow
Soon they’ll be too big to show
Tall, smart and kind
From a different time
We say goodnight,
But not goodbye
Some nights the wind shakes the window
And shadows will waltz on the floor
When you cling to your pillow
Think of what follows a storm
Suns always rise
Light fills the sky
Let’s say goodnight,
But not goodbye
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Kirsten Opstad Los Angeles, California
Kirsten Opstad is a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter.
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