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Stardome and Other Bad Cities

from Stardome and Other Bad Cities by Brandon Edge

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you could never have loved me even if i had said all you'd ever wanted to hear
i sit in this chair, no i don't even care
wait for the girl to walk down the hall
she walks up into the light
i see that her purse straps are attached with postal tape
i'm not wanted so i run to the window, climb out and hurry down the fire escape
[parallel: wait for the girl to walk through the wall
she walks in and hugs the air
all cryptic and inviting as she beckons us into her room
my pulse speeds up anticipating all the existential love and superficial things that we do]

drive uptown for your privileges
take your gifts for your servants now
taste your fears and we'll love you until we can't move
the darkest of hours are with you

it's a life full of choices
potential for protection and a love without conformity
but you have to know when and just how to apply
the rules and regulations clutter up your mind
it's strange to be seen and heard
after living for years in effect as a ghost
elitism's dead or so it says
i'd rather be a humble good old fashioned son of a bitch

drive uptown for your privileges
take your gifts for your servants now
taste our fears and we'll love you until we can't move
we'll soon
trade your soul for appearances, i know you're not worth my effort now
tame my wit and acknowledge this simple truth
the darkest of hours are with you

fearless pilgrim start the light speed engine
check life support and our defenses
catastrophic aherences / cause i belong to you
allegiance to the unstable cross / our love will seed the coming storm
that channels all its ablative acerbic shame / our new stardom paves the way
through you / we don't care if it's right or wrong
i can't wait to destroy this place / virtue's not a prize to win
rejoice as it disintegrates / it's a light we shine as one
fiery death is a good idea yeah / can't lose sight of what's important here
and that is love

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from Stardome and Other Bad Cities, released March 15, 2002

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Brandon Edge Texas

Austin, TX-based songwriter. 30 albums avail. on bandcamp or elsewhere [youtube & mediafire]. All downloads are FREE or name- your-price! See my FB artist page [linked below] for full discog and links to almost all of my music [click the "about" tab then click "see more" under where it says "description"] ... more

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