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On a string I was held. The way that I move, can you tell? My actions are orchestrated from above. So I swing and I sway. Wave my hand. Kick my leg. And it is always right with the music.
"Until all that swaying starts to make you sick."
For a song I was bought. Now I lie when I talk with a careful eye on the cue cards. Onto a stage, I was pushed, with my sorrow well rehearsed. So give me all your pity and your money. Now.
"We use to think that sound was something pure"
If I could act like this was my real life and not some cage where I've been placed, then, I could tell you the truth like I use to and not be afraid of sounding fake. Now all that anyone is listening for are the mistakes.
In a house, by myself, I hear the ice start to melt and watch the rooftops weep for the sunlight. And I know what must change. Fuck my face. Fuck my name. They are brief and false advertisements for a soul I don't have. Something true I have lacked and spent my whole life trying to make up for. But I found in a song and in the people I love. They will lift me up out of darkness. Now my door stands open. I am inviting everyone in. We will drink. We will laugh until the morning comes. That is what we are going to do.

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from LIFTED or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (Remastered), released November 4, 2016

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Bright Eyes are the Omaha, Nebraska based band consisting of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Nathaniel Walcott.

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