I will try
to keep my mouth shut
because I know
there's so much more
praise in silence
Render it
in concrete and
all our eyesores.
This wire fence
cuts right through
our hearts and all our trees.
Ohio brings me sunflowers,
your hair is wrapped up in my bones.
I can taste the pollen on your skin
and it sets my face to mourning.
I will stay in the fine print (write it up),
won't set foot on the front page (write it up).
My words are light as feathers (write it up).
Leave them out in the rain
and watch the birds drop like bricks
credits
from Hot Air Ballooning,
released February 22, 2012
Newsprint (James Kinkaid)
James - Lead Vocals, Guitars
Kevin - Call-and-Response Vocals, Bass, Piano, Synthesizer, Arrangements
Paul - Call-and-Response Vocals, Drums, Percussion
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