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"《Such a minute fraction of this life do we live: so much is sleep, tooth-brushing, waiting for mail, for metamorphosis, for those sudden moments of incandescence》" — Sep 06, 2024 02:33PM
"《Such a minute fraction of this life do we live: so much is sleep, tooth-brushing, waiting for mail, for metamorphosis, for those sudden moments of incandescence》" — Sep 06, 2024 02:33PM
“So you start to take pieces of your own life.
And somewhat selfishly
Other people's lives
And feed them to the song
At what cost
This wondrous creature
That becomes more precious to you
Than the people that you took from
How awful
To make human sacrifices
A late night conversation
A private thought
All placed upon the altar
But you have to satisfy the monster
The monster has loved you for longer
Than anyone else.”
― Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry
And somewhat selfishly
Other people's lives
And feed them to the song
At what cost
This wondrous creature
That becomes more precious to you
Than the people that you took from
How awful
To make human sacrifices
A late night conversation
A private thought
All placed upon the altar
But you have to satisfy the monster
The monster has loved you for longer
Than anyone else.”
― Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry
“Sometimes I wish for falling
Wish for the release
Wish for falling through the air
To give me some relief
Because falling's not the problem
When I'm falling I'm in peace
It's only when I hit the ground
It causes all the grief”
―
Wish for the release
Wish for falling through the air
To give me some relief
Because falling's not the problem
When I'm falling I'm in peace
It's only when I hit the ground
It causes all the grief”
―
“Songs can be incredibly prophetic, like subconscious warnings or messages to myself, but I often don't know what I'm trying to say till years later. Or a prediction comes true and I couldn't do anything to stop it, so it seems like a kind of useless magic.”
― Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry
― Useless Magic: Lyrics and Poetry
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