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Dark Horse
03:45
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Dawn still fragrant
Not burned away
I made haste to learn a truth
That I am confused
It’s comforting
Uncertainty, I gladly take you over nothing
Dark horse
Lush autumn yards. Calm and collected
You played with your hair
We decided “we’re good”
We always do this when we’re in public
Speaking plainly but denying affection
Dark horse
Look at me now. You can feel safe
There are no sins, only confusion
And your innocence
There is no name for what we are
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Nobody
03:05
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Don’t hold on
But don’t let go
Those words are wrong
You told me so
I just want to breathe
When you’re the air
To take you in
And everything
To make you bare
You’re still my mirror
But I stare too much
I take too much
My language sucks
My words don’t jive
I don’t need those
To show I’m crippled inside
Our paths did cross
I let you by
Maybe you didn’t see
Because, who am I?
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Black heart still beating
Black heart still cheating me
Out of bliss ignorance
And any sense of serenity
So, give me a name and address
Just this once, give me a fucking chance
To bring him down, or prove me wrong
Or just make him a human being
Why protect? Why protect?
Black heart pumping hurt
Black veins full of dirt
Can't stop the imagery
From building a false memory
Just give a name or a photograph
And I will write his epitaph
Burn the image or shake his hand
Bite his throat or roll on my belly
Why protect? Why protect?
I wouldn't mind a lesser man
Inside you, my sweet territory
But if I can't tower over him
Then I am nobody
Do not protect! Do not protect!
Afraid I’ll do something I might regret?
I’ll just add it to the list and then forget
I’m a man with a black heart
I half believe in this Darwinist shit
After all, I'm made from it
You’re just a child who is always hungry
But I am a man with a black heart
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I'll Never Learn
02:48
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No, I won’t regret but I’ll never know
Was this a loss? Or just a fantasy
Trapped in a dream and it was real
Locked in embrace under your balcony
And worst of all, I let you in
But I’ll never learn
Up in your room things became real
Hardly a word but there was an honesty
An innocence lost. It wasn’t mine
Not left the same I opened my eyes for you
But I’ll never learn
No, we’ll never know. We were afraid
In over our heads you pulled away from me
I’ll never learn
How do I learn not to need you?
Oh, this never works
Now, I must forget your beautiful face
The smell of your hair. Forget your body
And all that was said in your simple bed
I’ll sleep them away
But I’ll never learn
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Papermaps Toronto, Ontario
Papermaps is Canadian indie rock/dreampop band lead by producer/songwriter Dean Marino with Betty Dimo, Andy Soto and Johnny Rowe
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