“It’s called a mondegreen, a misheard lyric, like how the Ramones will sing, I wanna be sedated, & my mom will nod along as she sings, I want a piece of bacon. It’s the way our brains fill in gaps, make sense of things we didn’t
or couldn’t hear, the way my mom said,
he’s gone, & I asked her where?”
― Swallowtail
or couldn’t hear, the way my mom said,
he’s gone, & I asked her where?”
― Swallowtail
“I am telling you this because I love you, and if anyone should hurt you, it should be me.”
― Our Numbered Days
― Our Numbered Days
“There were blades in my hands.
I was carving my name into your side
and you were calling me soft,
calling me gentle.
I do not think you were paying attention.”
― The Dogs I Have Kissed
I was carving my name into your side
and you were calling me soft,
calling me gentle.
I do not think you were paying attention.”
― The Dogs I Have Kissed
“He never missed a premium, never had a drink, never had a woman.
He said so. It was the way he put it. Women were a sort of meal. But he was never hungry.”
― Mr. Bowling Buys a Newspaper
He said so. It was the way he put it. Women were a sort of meal. But he was never hungry.”
― Mr. Bowling Buys a Newspaper
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