Selling Shit On Craigslist Just To Pay The Rent

from I Was Once A Bird by Whale Belly

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It’s kinda grim though, to be strolling through these silent parts of town
They all used to be so loud, proud and vociferous
What happened to it’s charm? What happened to this place we used to share?

I can remember the hip cafe I first met you, spaced out and as pretty as can be
We sat amongst the daytime drunks philosophizing as if they knew what they’re doing with themselves
All secretly wished they could philosophize you into their lives, but I won that argument

I don’t quite know what went wrong, or I know too much that’ll just make you mad
But what was there won’t breath again, and if it does it will be through someone else's lungs
Some other mindset or ideas that’ll either build off mine or tear them down

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What’s gone can’t be recessed but I can take what’s gone and use it to build what’s new

and what’s new, well, it’s just going to have to do, till I can no longer see the sky turn blue or I find a new you, or an even newer new
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from I Was Once A Bird, released November 5, 2013

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Whale Belly Brooklyn, New York

Whale Belly - formed in Brooklyn in 2010.
Has been featured in USA Today, The AV Club, CBS News, Daytrotter, BK Vegan and more. They have two albums out!

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