Summer song- Atmosphere 

She came back to visit, she says
‘Cause in some ways, Minneapolis is more real than L.A.
But I won’t go to the triple-rock on a tuesday
Too many people pop out of they pimples and play
And at night, we can watch these people in these bars
They’re all insane, they all know my name
Who won the game? no one’s in pain
But either way girl, i’m glad you came
And if the elements and irrelevance I strain
Hair’s wet, who cares if it’s sweat or rain
As long as it doesn’t leave a permanent stain
It’s all in vain if there’s nothing left to gain
And somethin’s in the way she looks at her prey
There’s no way she’ll allow you to live
Swallow the fight, inhale the night
There’s not much else left for you to give
Who’s leaving (who’s leaving) ? there she goes
Who’s leaving (who’s leaving) ?
Who’s breathing (who’s breathing)
as opposed to who’s bleeding (who’s bleeding)
Carress the rooftop and stare at the space
For the flesh that you gave just to get a taste
It goes… nothing comes close
Scream with a smile and choke boy choke
Passion come death, and death bring power
At the top of the hour we sing for the monster
And here she goes, with that look in her eyes
The souls of those that got took by surprise
Crooked little smile that clings to her lips
On a night like this I sing for the bitch

(Chorus)
Just a lonely summer
Slowly dying
I was smiling hard
But I was lying

[Verse 2]

So what’s the time? it’s almost time for her to go to work
The sun is shining but I’m the shadow of my smirk
I keep my breathin under my breath
Tucked within the untrimmed bushes next to her front steps
And when she leaves to make treck towards the bus stop
My love erupts (POPS) a thousand tiny blood clots
Damn I wish that she was mine but time and time over the discretion
On my right shoulder whispers to my ear
Advising me to admire from way over here, play the rear
And struggle for the view to clear
It’s been 2 years and quite a few beers
Too many loose tears and a few souveniers
And if she only knew, how long I’ve waited for her
How her smiles enough to make my winter warmer
If she knew the way she walks could take away my storm
She’d probably call the cops and get a restraining order
As much as I hate myself, I hate you more
But I still smile when you come through that door
And as much as I hate my life, I hate yours too
Just can’t seem to teach myself to ignore you
This is for the ladies, not every lady
Just the ones that drive me crazy, the ones that scream SAVE ME
I wanna thank y’all for everything you gave me
Now lean in and taste me (kiss)

(Chorus 2x)

Right up to your face and kiss you!

Sage Francis- The Rewrite 


 

A Stikfas Toymation of “The Carol of the Old Ones” as performed by the Arkham Carolers.

Don’t ever fucking question that [6x]

Enough to hold you to the brightest of lights,
to place you dangerously close to that sun,
enough to acknowledge the flaws you can’t ignore
and recognize the cause of what’s done is done,
more than enough to put my name behind my ideals,
and neglect my logic twice daily.
enough to keep me looking for my Lucy in the sky with gems,
when I remember how you used to call me baby,
enough to look in my mirror with detest for every tear you shed regardless of
why you wept,
enough to curse any man who can’t appreciate the depth of the ocean I swam
till I ran out of breath.

I love you, don’t ever fucking question that,
that’s why we’ll probably never get along.
if I was better at finding the right words to say, I wouldn’t need to write
these mother fucking songs.

I love you, I love you [faded]
never, don’t ever fucking question that, don’t ever fucking question that.
riding the public transit,
I study the blank stares to answer my questions of how and why I got so many
grey hairs. I take care of the nervous that runs through my extension cord,
and I reflect on that reoccurring dream where we met the Lord.
single file lines, to give her a pound one at a time but when I faced her-
I attempted to embrace her, she looked so fine,
I awoke from my sleep before her bodyguard had a chance to beat me to
submission and I still walk with my religion.
I watched the children scurry in circles around a two-way mirror,
worrying about which side of the glass projects the reflection clearer.
hear the whispers of the wind trying to get me to grin,
gassing’ me up about the love that I plucked and I’ve been stuck within,
for every eclipse that stares at me from the other side of a paper cup of
espresso-
I light a match beneath a kettle,
and for every set of lips that become attached and equipped with that program
to seek success, I bleed my ethics out a slow drip.
I used to know a man who met a woman, don’t remember where,
big beautiful eyes and light brown hair,
she was from the burbs, he was from the south side of the city,
this was back when Franklin avenue was still pretty.
two different worlds apart, but the world is just a small town-
we all know how people like to get down.
here we go, Aquarius, Pisces,
feel the flow of the fluid as I swim through it to free my soul.
bush shoved the cane without the glove numbed the pain.
the magic from up above what it does for the brain,

make the love, paint the picture, write the song, the player met a virgin
made a Virgo named him Sean.
make the love, paint the picture, write the song, the player met a virgin
made a Virgo named him Sean.
make the love, paint the picture and write that song till the break of dawn.

I love you- don’t ever fucking question that, that’s why we’ll probably never
get along. if I was better at finding the right words to say, I wouldn’t need
to write these mother-fucking songs [2x]
I love you (make the love, paint the picture, and write that song [in faded background]).
I love you.. I love you..