Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Ani DiFranco
Canonical path: /ani-difranco/platforms
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Platforms
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Platforms
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life knocked me off my platforms
so i pulled out my first pair of boots
bought on the street at astor place
before new york was run by suits
and i suited up for the long walk
back to myself
closer to the ground now
with sorrow
and stealth
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