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from death coach by lifewish

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have you seen the sun through eyelids +
have you lived in ultraviolet
have you been the warm + wildest
have you seen the world through childish
wonder what it's like to be
anything I don't call: "me"
seeds that made it into trees or
kids still blowing in the breeze

*(well) rainy nights rest should keep you awake
so hail to the roots + the glorious day
you were planted
you frantic romantic
got a wish, (+ wished it)
granted

sink, like a stone with spin
skip like vinyl homes you've been
in the flick of the wrist I don't understand
I'm in the rhythm of clicks spin me again
+ let it play, throw it underhand
let momentum say, all the words I can't
+ have Lennon stay, he'll be your man
we're not both they, still not like them

*

that we're dying
that we should be happy
that it's not up to us
it's up to anyone
that we're crying
that we should be happy
that it's not up to us
it's up to everyone

*

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from death coach, released July 30, 2016

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reel it in
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intuitive
physiological
transient
vessel
diffuse
character
agent
actor
player
script
code
language
information
simulation
reality
perception
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words
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