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by Eben Ritchie

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1.
I thought I saw you walk out in the daylight, from your bed Climbed your way up the overpass to the market, head spinning Staring headlong into patio chairs and doorframes, phone's ringing Eyes widen imagining prints on the walls and tin ceilings I don't know quite what you meant Some things better left unsaid 40,000 times before The life below you rose from bed That was kind of you to say There must be more The old bell rings out for 6 in the morning, you're sleeping My hands 10' towards the sky and I'm leaving for a while Cheap graphic jobs and these uptight directors on the street Peek through the curtains at couples in Hondas, start asking Safe to say I don't know what we're getting into Yesterday, saw your friends in a million shapes Office lights had a charm that they almost never do
2.
B-Team 02:25
Did you wait too long Or would you take it in a heartbeat I didn't play it that way I wouldn't play it in the first place Don't try so hard to please them In the meantime, you decide to leave And you can tell I'm getting worried with ease, until the well's dry Quit kidding yourself, for just once Quit messing around, or we're gonna be here till we're dead I miss it but we don't go back Only walking through the doors I haven't tried I miss it but we don't do that just yet The past is gonna give you a hand The past has all the answers you're missing Patterns coming into themselves Pretty decent time for a picture Think about it this way You don't have to change anything Walk in there, say so, and off you go No two weeks, nothing
3.
City Talk 03:41
Say it now You don't need anybody else's help But if you change your mind, they're right back where you left off That doesn't make it better, yeah I know But it's not supposed to The sun is out The window's open, cars are starting up The kitchen is too cold, I need a coat And you're here, so what should we do now In the fall, on a weekday Do you ever get the feeling that you're losing How are you supposed to get back what you're missing I just wait around until I'm sick of waiting Take a step outside the frame and don't be late when We'll take this from the start I don't mind it Can we take this from the top How about you hold tight now Tried too hard The words don't come out just the way you want Your story doesn't make much sense at all, but that's alright It's kinda hard to pay attention anyway Take this from the start I don't mind it How about you take this from the top You look so tired
4.
Upwards 04:21
Don't be scared of time because time is all I want to spend here You like telling stories and I might be a good listener for once I'd go on for hours about how this could not be better But you know, and I don't need to explain anymore So much to remember that I don't No plans this morning, better get up on your day or something Let's get lost in Jericho or Berlin Okay It's not my fault, I can't hold this till evening It's gotta get out, oh no It's all around you now Just beat the static, we could go off in all kinds of directions and Listen to the open air Hopped a freeway, I'll be there All in perspective, we could get up and leave here Or stay, it's up to you, all for you now If you're there, get the keys, I'll be down Talked into something over the phone just last night And now you've had your dinner out on the coast Sitting on a flattened garden stone The world makes sense to no ancestor You shout at the debt collectors People do as they decide Will you let this take your time away I spent years and can't wait minutes What did you mean when you said this Kick back at your summer cape With the edison lights hanging over the kitchen sink What should you do Now that there's someone in the room So ashamed to say It's no big deal, don't point this way
5.
French Tokyo 04:46
[instrumental]
6.
Just In Time 03:13
Can't be outside on the deck with you Fear of heights The weather makes up its mind twice a year Nobody's fault It's just a lot at one time It's not impressive Kind of fucked up (If you woke up somewhere else than where you fell asleep) (I'd call you in the morning, we could walk it down the street) What did you tell them What did they say Will you hear back from them anyway They said it's fine Out of their minds Nobody thinks that It's not the time (If you woke up somewhere else than where you fell asleep) (Would it make it somewhat worth it to walk out below the trees)
7.
Parc 03:31
In the park along the bus line In the middle of May What are you carrying all this weight for While you're laying in the grass this morning Is it running through your head still Over coffee and an hour's sleep It's in the color of the sidewalk And I'm afraid to look at what you sent me It's something new, I could use it Growing tall, talking's loose, and you can't wait to hear it Hey I'm outside It's real this time Take this and run It's yours until it's done Too fast, too much to comprehend A pair of knees are shaking You turn to face the traffic lights The ground is all uneven A stairwell overlooking The pavement you cross on your way to work A place to sit and cower as Light strikes your heart and makes you burst Did I say it too fast Or did I see you too soon
8.
Whatever works I'm fine with, I'll be there in just a bit The house is on the cul-de-sac, Just park along the fence Someone else was talking but I made out what you said Foreign leather carpet, escalator down to hell You want it, then it's somewhere waiting for you on the shelf Land must cost a billion something, think it's time we drove I'm all set, I'm all for it Something came up, it's important How many different ways can I say it to you Before you notice I say the same thing every day It's not gone, go and find it Didn't grow legs and start walking Like you should've years ago Three minute timer, that's all that I need now It's been a while, I think that I lost count How long ago do you think this city ran out of ideas Whatever works I'm fine with, didn't mean to disturb you I guess the walls are thin as hell Who would've guessed, but ok It's a joke, reel it in Take your time I think you're doing fine Gonna go figure this one out

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released July 28, 2020

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