Butterfly

from Emergency Faith by Corner Soul

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Wasting wonder on a
Suckers bet
Wired up for
One final paycheck
Who do you know that knows
What to expect
Who do you know now
who to forget
Cables caught around my ankles
Answer quick and clear the table
Six to one, consume or cry
Turning the wheel to break the butterfly

Smear some blue over my eyes
Bite down on the apple
There’s a happy surprise inside

Whispers in the hall that the rents gonna spike
(I’m a cheerful hostage, I’m a cheerful hostage)
The neighbors were pushed out
Now it’s English on the signs
(I’m a cheerful hostage, I can’t keep the cost up)

If that sounds pretty awful to beat
I’ve heard it’s an ugly color on me
Six to one, consume or cry
Turning the wheel to break the butterfly

Smear some blue over my eyes
Bite down on the apple
There’s a happy surprise inside
Turn on the lights
Let our little pets scatter
Whose got a right
Your guess is good as mine

I’ve been saving change
In tin by the window
I think maybe it should
cover the price of that cough
Gin in my milk
To kill all the germs
And a trail of bread crumbs
so I don’t get lost
In my room - in my room
I’ve heard pieces of the news
Though the vents often lie
Turning the wheel to break the butterfly

Smear some blue over my eyes
Bite down on the apple
There’s a happy surprise inside
Turn on the lights
Let our little pets scatter
Whose got a right
Your guess is good as mine
How to put up a fight
Boxed in like cattle
Whose got a right
Your guess is good as mine

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from Emergency Faith, released November 20, 2020

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