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You've got a seasoned little heart and you say it's in pain
It makes me wonder what you're doing with your day to day
Do you answer your mother's phone calls?
Do you understand your own shortfalls?
Is your pulse erratic? Is there something on the line?
On paper you don't get a say, but on paper you're fine

I've got a Little Egyptian accent, true
I talk slowly but it's fast enough for you
I drop a syllable here and there
I could be eloquent but I'd rather swear
It's conversational, I use it when it's right
On paper it seems so affected, but on paper it's fine

A dog is yowling through the day and through the night
The birds are landing to my left and to my right
I say a silent little spell just to keep them where they are
They hop and flutter little distances behind my neighbor's car
They clean their brilliant crimson plumage on the telephone line
On paper their images are shaky, but on paper their fine

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from MEDS, released August 20, 2018

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David Brown Bloomington, Indiana

Helicopters fly overhead. Cars rush by the window. Talkin' Neo-Nothing Blues. Escalators and hammering. A media grape-stomping.

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