barely friends

from i lean in to hear you sing by ness lake

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lyrics

Identical cling if you know what I mean
Magnet letter stories say more than they seem
Describe myself
So many words
Does loneliness actually hurt?
Or is it fear of falling out?
Oh to hold onto your love
Butterfly net, wrangling doves
I chase more than anybody else does

Candid pleasure, feeling good the one thing i regret
In the morning, i reach over to my left
In my mourning, piece missing inside my head
Sleep alone now, guess it’s better now than then

I guess it’s better now than then
We can become barely friends

There’s aspartame in chewing gum
You steep your pace and turn to run
As far away as you can from
Proximal love long gone
The clenching of jaws
Unfurling of fists
The thought that you thought that you could resist
The bearing of arms, so close to your hip
Companionship you can resist

Candid pleasure, feeling good the one thing i regret
In the morning, i reach over to my left
In my mourning, piece missing inside my head
Sleep alone now, guess it’s better now than then

I guess it’s better now than then
We can become barely friends

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from i lean in to hear you sing, released May 2, 2023

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ness lake Ypsilanti, Michigan

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