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we were two ships that crossed in the night
kitten, when you are lost
I will leave the hall light on and sing you to sleep

as you sailed through dreams of Poseidon
I swam to escape the horizon
I won't ask your forgiveness but I'll hope that you'll see

when the siren calls the flood will leave you floored
let it hold you once more
as the sun slips under waves you'll feel the pull
at the front of your heart

now the hole too great to bridge
you saw the rust at the heart of the ship
well not here, not like this
this is not how you saw it

in the back of your mind
'was I wrong to welcome the sea in my lungs?'
well the rest of your life
seems a very long time to wait

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from Splinters, released January 24, 2016

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Splinters

Jan 2016
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Apr 2014

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