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Stockholm

from Life's Scary, Man by Old Sol

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so here i am, again
a bouquet of plastic roses in my hand
a blue collar war veteran
and i'm seeing flashes of light
firing at me from piercing pale blue eyes
like bullets from colt-45s

and last summer you staged a drive-by
from the backseat of my car
and you took my dog for ransom,
made him love you
and if love is just a stockholm syndrome,
i'm a captive now
so make sure to lock the door on your way out

swallow the key
make sure there's no way for me to leave
starve me of affection
feed me once or twice a week
why would i sleep?
there's no need for dreaming
you are right outside my door
hell, there ain't much left to ask for

and i'm bleeding in your basement
as the walls are closing in
what's it matter if i breathe
when you're my only oxygen
and you paint with such a fine-tipped brush
i jerk my head, i heard the toilet flush

the door opens a crack
there is light in my life
but i've grown used to the black
and as you walk down those steps
paved in cold concrete
bathed in light, bathed in light

i book it towards the door
as urgent as a holy war
you fake right, i go left
we start to fight, it's self-defense
i feel alive again
'cause all my name was spent inside that room
no room to breathe
i would've stabbed myself with my keys

but at least it had a happy ending
what the fuck does that mean, anyway?
at least it had a happy ending

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from Life's Scary, Man, released November 20, 2017

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Ilan Haskel - guitar, vocals
Tom Berard - violin, guitar
Evan Hock - bass
Geoff Siuciak - drums, percussion

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