Staying Home

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just when i think it might be safe
one notion, one short distance
my mind changed

i’m hoping you’ll come out of this
see me in light like you once did
held up in your apartment
i’m trying to answer your questions
but between dreams of you
and walls i build
i’m too sick to fall back asleep
and this pain in my shoulder blade is getting worse
from laying around, afraid.

just when i think i might be saved
one notion, one short distance
my mind’s changed

i’m hoping you’ll snap out of it
see me the way that you said you did
held up in this apartment
unable to answer these questions

i can’t believe you did this one more time
i want you now to stay dead to me
that tethered hand that i would die to hold
should be cut away
like the insides of me
when you leave
you failed me
you’re an actor after all
i blink and you change completely
from black to white
you’re an island, alone
and now i’ll drift far away
to someone else who will share their last name

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from Pretend You're Here, released September 15, 2017

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Give Up Scranton, Pennsylvania

Give Up is a post-hardcore band from Scranton, PA consisting of Titus Thompson, Gerardo Barone, and Ed Zaleski. They have released 2 albums. The follow up to their EP "No Exits" is the most recent LP called "Pretend You're Here." Both self released, self produced, and self exposing. The trio has been compared to bands from the early 2000's era. ... more

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