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Don't Swallow The Cap

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Don't Swallow The Cap

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Gold light breaks behind the houses

I don't see what's strange about this

Tiny bubbles hang above me

It's a sign that someone loves me

I can hardly stand upright

Hit my head up on the light

I have faith but don't believe it

It's not there enough to leave it

Everything I love is on the table

Everything I love is out to sea

I have only two emotions

Careful fear and dead devotion

I can't get the balance right

With all my marbles in the fight

I see all the ones I wept for

All the things I had it in for

I won't cry until I hear

Cause I was not supposed to be here

Everything I love is on the table

Everything I love is out to sea

I'm not alone

I'll never be

And to the bone

I'm evergreen

I'm tired, I'm freezing, I'm dumb

When it gets so late I forget everyone

I need somewhere to stay

Don't think anybody I know is awake

Calm down, it's alright

Keep my arms the rest of the night

When they ask what do I see

I say: A bright white beautiful heaven hanging over me

I'm not alone

I'll never be

And to the bone

I'm evergreen

And if you want (dead seriously)

To see me cry (don't swallow the cap)

Play Let It Be (pat yourself on the back)

Or Nevermind (dead seriously)

Is it time to leave? Is it time to think about

What I wanna say to the girls at the door

I need somewhere to be

But I can't get around the river in front of me

Calm down, it's alright

Lead my arms the rest of the night

When they ask what do I see

I say a bright white beautiful heaven hanging over me

I'm not alone (dead seriously)

I'll never be (don't swallow the cap)

And to the bone (pat yourself on the back)

I'm evergreen (dead seriously)

And if you want (dead seriously)

To see me cry (don't swallow the cap)

Play Let It Be (pat yourself on the back)

Or Nevermind (dead seriously)

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