Geriatric Ward (Older and Older and Older and Older)
from Things Aren't Changing, We Are by Our Fastest Typist
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lyrics
as Eliot once said something like,
"true art has meaning before it's understood"
i didn't understand what the story meant,
but i knew it was something important
for a second we were having fun
and everything was normal again
but there i realized it's not, anymore
we're getting older, and i don't mean just physically
we can still be young at heart, but that doesn't change reality
i'm more sober than i've been for a long time
subconsciously i knew that we'd both have to grow up sometime
we'll keep getting older ... and die
double double-digits; approaching a fifth of a century
i don't think any of us yet know what we are doing
i'll still pretend that i'm usually in touch with my old friends
but even when i type a message, i'm not sure i'll hit send
we're getting older, and i don't mean just mentally
we can act like we're still young, but we're just out of touch
i'm more sober than i thought that i could be
as we all inch further apart, and further out to sea
but by the end --
by the end, will we make it to where we think we want to be?
by the end --
as we get older ... and die
the year grows older; Autumn is finally colder
how does time age nature so gracefully?
i'll try to access a little of that energy
before i too am sent to sea
but by the end --
by the end, will we have made it to where we want to be?
by the end --
as we get older ... and die
(but hey, it's alright
don't worry, because
tonight we'll sail away)
"true art has meaning before it's understood"
i didn't understand what the story meant,
but i knew it was something important
for a second we were having fun
and everything was normal again
but there i realized it's not, anymore
we're getting older, and i don't mean just physically
we can still be young at heart, but that doesn't change reality
i'm more sober than i've been for a long time
subconsciously i knew that we'd both have to grow up sometime
we'll keep getting older ... and die
double double-digits; approaching a fifth of a century
i don't think any of us yet know what we are doing
i'll still pretend that i'm usually in touch with my old friends
but even when i type a message, i'm not sure i'll hit send
we're getting older, and i don't mean just mentally
we can act like we're still young, but we're just out of touch
i'm more sober than i thought that i could be
as we all inch further apart, and further out to sea
but by the end --
by the end, will we make it to where we think we want to be?
by the end --
as we get older ... and die
the year grows older; Autumn is finally colder
how does time age nature so gracefully?
i'll try to access a little of that energy
before i too am sent to sea
but by the end --
by the end, will we have made it to where we want to be?
by the end --
as we get older ... and die
(but hey, it's alright
don't worry, because
tonight we'll sail away)
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from Things Aren't Changing, We Are,
released January 21, 2019
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Our Fastest Typist Austin, Texas
lo-fi indie rock multi-instrumentalist/artist; i sing what i can't use speech to explain. writing music helps me get through tough stuff sometimes. hopefully it can help some listeners do the same.
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