belfast

from fourth strike song jam 2022 by Fourth Strike Records

lyrics, music, rhythm guitar, keys, vocals by rain ( no-risk.bandcamp.com ) arrangement, production, bass, lead guitar by fox (@slavfoxman) guest vocals: riley (lidocaineleeds.bandcamp.com )

small change in a silver bowl
water laps at the end of it all
droplets that dare you to sink into something more comfortable
i'm in love with a new word
multisyllabic, like something unheard
a key for a box that i promised would always stay closed

but things change when i let them
life rafts to the centre
cutting of clothes that are in the way of chest compressions
i said i'd be happy either way - that was only half true.

so why
don't you leave
i heard you asking
why
don't you leave
if spirits haunt you
why
don't you leave
i heard you asking
why
don't you leave

this city is killing me
belfast is sinking straight into the sea
exorcists line up to break down every door on the street
and i've picked up a new plan
something little, that does things i can't
like make air for itself as long as i give it water

but things change when i let them
floating point rounding errors
deleting software to make room for the singing lessons
i said i could live anywhere - and that was true.

so why
don't you leave
i heard you asking
why
don't you leave
if spirits haunt you
why
don't you leave
i heard you asking
why
don't you leave

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don't you leave
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why
don't you leave
if spirits haunt you
why
don't you leave
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don't you leave

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don't you leave
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don't you leave
if spirits haunt you
why
don't you leave
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don't you leave
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why
don't you leave
if spirits haunt you
why
don't you leave
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why
don't you leave