Too Close to the Fire

from Engines by Manatree

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Too close to the fire, I won’t let my vision drown
In this old house with my inhibitions down
I’ll keep alive, feeling like a tiny child
Marrying the old chores, dire and forbidden
Always at odds with that indecision
I will keep alive, even if I don’t know why
Timeless
Spineless
Back home
Homeless
You can track a line through time I’ve forgotten
Messily arranged with all of my mine lit up
It’s not the first time I’ve been surprised, oh no
I can hear a voice, you’ve been awfully quiet
We walk through every day, lay mile over mile
But I will keep alive, even if I don’t know why
Timeless
Spineless
Back home
Homeless
I know
Always
I know
Boneless
You don’t speak
For anything that isn’t what you need
I fill the silence with my own drifting
It’s just a part of us now
And I don’t need
To feel a truth that brings me to my knees
I set it far apart from everything
It’s not a part of us now

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from Engines, released July 12, 2018

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Manatree Richmond, Virginia

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Jack Mayock
Alex Elder
Jim Burns

Richmond

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Rough Designs

Mar 2019
Drifting

Nov 2018
Engines

Jul 2018
Manatree

Jul 2015

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