[Verse 1] My mother came to the city at twenty-one And had no choice but to drive to work She said, "I cried in the car every day until I didn't," And when she had me, the midwife Looked her in the eye and said, "Poor baby, you're so scared," I guess I was born anyway [Verse 2] What is a home but the place you'll be dying? And what's far away but...Learn More

[Verse 1] We say, "You run away to utopia." We say it like it's true We like to say this This way of speaking belongs to us It's safe [Verse 2] You say, "A utopia needs to contain this: an actual dream A dream is where we don't consider ourselves We just appear in a symbolic state A dream is where we set ourselves aside Dreaming is the plan...Learn More

[Verse 1] We were married on a rainy day Isn't that how the song goes? I wore black jeans and codeine I guess I wanted to make sure I seemed "relaxed" [Verse 2] "It's just for contractual reasons," I explained Signing the papers As if I truly believed that a contract was further From the institution than the industrial happiness complex [Chorus...Learn More

[Verse 1] There was a painter In my first studio space that I remember She used to attach Her own hair onto her paintings They were stacked in the hallway Depicting faces Desperate but hopeful [Verse 2] A row of death masks Fusing life and death together I mean, life and art, or is it death? Or maybe it's just me? [Pre-Chorus 1] At times, I have...Learn More

[Verse 1] When you call, when you call my name Breath fills a shut-down space Mouths were opened here once There was a band on Hear the buzzing of the empty halls Or all rooms that are empty at any point in time, sigh Ah [Verse 2] Once you played in empty bars Performing for the beer tap and the pool tables Nobody giving you their card Because you...Learn More

[Verse 1] It's 9 am, but it doesn't matter Place and time Is only ever referenced To give you an entry point Like, "Oh, 9 am, I have those." [Chorus 1] I look up and see Nothing crosses heaven It's the year of sky Empty like my childhood High above the streets Clouds are gathering, 'cause they can And my phone rings, it's my friend Apparently,...Learn More