Satellites

from A Practice in Patience by Stand Still

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lyrics

The confessions
sprawled across the wall outside of this fire exit door

Were read carefully
as we sit on the ground, strike the flint, hold the flame, and breathe in smoke

and I decided I’d confess too
my undying love for you
when I learned the greatest lesson than in all four years of school

Not all satellites
have flickering lights
they just orbit on and on until the day

That they become space trash
looked at you through the ash
when you say “stupid boy, there’s no way”

Now my life
is just staying up late
and saying “I hate the way things turned out”

It was way too easy
but now the gradient is greater than my legs can keep up with

Near the graves where we were choking
on the cigarettes we were smoking
I wish I knew they would not last at all

When I wandered around your room
I could hear the eerie tune
of disinterest and days invested in an empty russian doll

Not all satellites
have flickering lights
they just orbit on and on until the day

That they become space trash
looked at you through the ash
when you say “stupid boy, there’s no way”

Well you said that “you americans think so black and white”

Well I say that your art sucks anyway

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from A Practice in Patience, released June 25, 2021

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