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Almost to the Water

from Make This Break This (album) by Bitch

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lyrics

long before the phone
long before the drone of the long ride home
long before you on my door

what was there
what did i wear
how did it care

were there slips of sadness
slips of sadness under there
did they cover her thighs
cover with hair

these lights are saying someone crashed up there
what was before that
who were they
and where

love just kept breaking us down
i'm on a detour through this town
i'm almost to the water

when i drive i drive to my thoughts
that's my office for the day
i'm always heading far away
heading for the letter wouldn't be
wish you were here

cuz that's long gone our hatemail happiness
we just had to put that one finally to rest
we tied it to a rock
sent it on a walk
with Virginia when she drowned
and it's beautiful there trust me
down the river with her genius
and it doesn't gut me every time i see it

so what's up with you
did the water finally blue
did you leave a scar on everyone you knew

love just kept breaking us down
i'm on a detour through this town
i'm almost to the water

my love is in four seasons now
and trust me there's glowing on my skin
even though the past always comes
with its drunken boots in

i feel better now and fundamentally strong
like everywhere there's possibility
the possibility of song
it's kind of crazy what we did
just made this mountainous magical meal
now i just wanna digest and rest
actually feel what i feel
i wanna turn off the phone
i wanna stop the drone
i wanna find a home
and just sit there

cuz long before all of this
when we were creatures of constellations
we could glow and scream and be this beam
but we couldn't write with light vibrations

so i'm using my short time wisely
cuz someday i'll be a far away gamma ray
and i'd rather write than fight
i'd rather write than fight
i'd rather be home and alone
i wish the highway would move itself
so i could go on with my show
not gassed up and catapulted through
these millions of miles of air

i'm a space traveller
i'm a space maker
i'm an unraveller
i'm a pace maker

so keep up
so keep up
so keep up

Copyright 2005 Capital B Music (BMI)

credits

from Make This Break This (album), released October 10, 2006
Bitch--Vocals, Bass, Electric Violin
Annette Aguilar--Congas, Kaxixi, Cuica and Percussion
Janelle Burdell--Cymbals, Tom and Sidestick
Lee Mandeloni--Drums

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The longstanding queer music icon Bitch makes witchy poet pop. She does it with violins and synthesizers, and the songs she writes are spectral, heartbreaking, political, and beautiful. "Bitchcraft" is like Joni Mitchell set to a click track, it’s queer Cyndi Lauper. It’s neon pink, in your face, ready to hex you with its brilliance. ... more

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