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My Cartoon Mind
03:51
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I think we’ve been down this road before
I think we got about as lost back then as we are now
Remember last time when we fought that same old fight?
Did I say anything smarter then
Or am I just repeating myself?
Round and round the curves and canyons
Chasing after something that we’ll never catch or even find
And I’m running off a cliff but I don’t fall until I notice it
That’s what happens every time
To you and me in my cartoon mind.
You’d think we’d figure out this world by now
All watercolor cliffs and highways, no way out
For every time I put the trap down on the road
I’ll always run away from you
you’ll always bring me back again
Round and round the curves and canyons
Chasing after something that we’ll never catch or even find
And I’m running off a cliff but I don’t fall until I notice it
That’s what happens every time
To you and me in my cartoon mind.
I think we’ve been down this road before
I think we got about as lost back then as we are now
Maybe the next time when we see the same old signs
We’ll mind the edge and stop the chase
Or fall down to the ground again.
Round and round the curves and canyons
Chasing after something that we’ll never catch or even find
And I’m running off a cliff but I don’t fall until I notice it
That’s what happens every time
To you and me in my cartoon mind.
And the same thing happens every time
To you and me in my cartoon mind.
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Carrion Bird
03:17
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I’ll let another day go by
I’ll watch and try to see
If you’re starting to get over him
Cause I don’t wanna even try
If there’s half a chance my timing is wrong
Too soon is too soon
Too late and you’ll have found somebody new
I won’t be just a rebound
so if this is my one chance to be with you
I’ll be biding my time; I’ll be waiting to dive and I won’t say a word
Flying high above the wreckage like I’m love’s little carrion bird.
I’ll let another week go by
I’ll listen to your friends and what they say about you
Take my time taking my time
This is a window that you miss or you break
Too soon is too soon
Too late and you’ll have found somebody new
I won’t be just a rebound
so if this is my one chance to be with you
I’ll be biding my time; I’ll be waiting to dive and I won’t say a word
Flying high above the wreckage like I’m love’s little carrion bird.
So if I let another hour go by
is that new boy you mentioned your next love story
a new spark of light in your eye
and time for me to fly away.
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Joe Griffin Chicago, Illinois
Singer/songwriter in Chicago, IL.
Cover photo by Joe Mazza. Banner photo by Peter Angus Medlock.
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