In Past Tense

from On Fences by Stella and the Very Messed

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In Past Tense

I place bets on steps I cannot see
I don’t remember how to get from A to Z
And even if I could, even if I could
It still feels like a gamble
And even if I could, even if I could
I won’t absorb it for next time

You separate all you had before
It looks nice up against my big mess, tangled on the floor

I panic, I panic,
And it keeps me up on the fence
I panic, I panic
When I think of you in past tense
I don’t wanna think of you in past tense

And I rely on making my roots grow deep
I can’t focus on any other parts of the tree
And even if I could, even if I could
I’m planted under a power line
And even if I could, even if I could
Another storm cut me down to size

You wipe away what you had before
I scrub signs you’re mine till they fade,
Then I gotta beg for more

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from On Fences, released January 3, 2020
Strings by Hilary Thomas-Oliver and Quentin Thomas-Oliver, courtesy of Pony Trap. Pedal Steel by Phillip McJunkins

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