taken by your letters
she asks what they mean
though you did write them
you know they mean nothing at all
you imagine
you're the owner of your own pain
you salt your wounds
you count your gain
but the blood is your own
oh
and that loss can only be felt...
by killing
by killing
killing yourself!
trapped like a houseplant
i seem unable, unable to forget
my roots
the light from the window
seems reminiscent
from some time i knew
from ages ago
every season we've been left out
in the rain
don't
don't
don't mistake it for shame
why yes i do think of myself
very clever
oh dear it's become apparent
seems you need a little taste of the weather...
credits
from houseplant,
released October 2, 2012
guitar and vocals: Maya Renfro
percussion and electric bass: Tyler McDonald
fiddle: Anna Roberts-Gevalt
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