Old News

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Its so meticulous the way she pulls her sleeve 'cross her wrist
Like stretching fabric on a canvas
Like Sisyphus or some old character from some class she missed
The beauty lies in repetition
I think it's crazy I'm debating but it's all that I've got
And she says 'honey wait it's all talk"
And it's amazing I'm still waiting and it's taken this long
Just chasing shadows on the sidewalk

I got it for you, so say what you need to say
You know I got it for you, so say what you need to say

She’s talking quickly, glib and witty, pulling at your lapel
And begging ‘baby’ like a bombshell
Says she’s leaving for the city, once her mother gets well
I’m sitting shaky like a criminal
Don’t know whether its the pressure or I’m ready to quit
But I'm just thinking bout her mattress
I guess its better that I’ve never been a man to commit
Like a revolver picking targets

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You want to get high back at your apartment
Let me come by I'm just getting started
Watch me get sick all over your carpet
Ask me again, I’m just being honest
Why should we bother beating around it
Think you’re so smart, you think that I’m heartless

There’s a reason that I’m clinging from her fingertips
And I don’t think that there’s a difference
Not to cheapen it, I’m weak, my hearts a sinking ship
I think the damage may be permanent
It’s sentimental and forgetful and its mine to abuse
She’s looking at me like I’m old news
Any potential’s incidental, girl, I’m telling the truth
Just be gentle, girl, I couldn’t help but have it for you

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from Old News, released August 18, 2015

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The Lately Appleton, Wisconsin

We met at a party in Madison. People told us we looked like a band, so we started one a few days later.

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