Watching the Monster Breathe

from Weary Laughs Demos by Space-Ed

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Sit down in that chair and keep you back straight
listen to the words I'm telling you
you gotta learn to bend
to the will of the machine

so forget all your sentimental wishes for
a future you can choose
the clocks already stopped and you're on your way
a highway to the grave

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Trace back to those glorious times
when all our visions were unwinding
wake up in the mud, vicious
claws deep in our thighs

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Oh what takes our time away
is all of these pages on our desk that turn our faces grey
and though we've seen
so many places I can't remember my old dream

Stare at the ceiling wondering
how long it takes for you to come

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Quit you sinning and officious questioning
stay within the lines I set
fail to cooperate I'll see you burn
down at the bottom of the sea

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hold on to a glimmering shard
of hope, hide it underneath your coat
when time is nigh you'll know just when
thrust it deep into the heart.

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Oh what takes our time away
is all the saints that aint ever gonna lead the way
on the dirty streets
all the people lining up to watch the monster breathe

I fade into the crowd
and wonder what it takes for us to

wake up

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from Weary Laughs Demos, released September 7, 2017
Original Music written, recorded and mixed by Edward Dalley

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