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What I Learned

from demonstration by Wild Poppies

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WHAT I LEARNED
:: i won't be home tonight // i won't be warm next to you // i won't trust your dreams // anymore than my own // words as weapons // the violence of holding on // i want nothing more than to forget //in hopes that next time around // my heart is pure // these songs on repeat // the words reaching out for memories // turning back emptiness // turning back realities // my protest is about // knowing that I can trust // that my heart can be safe in this world // our words of sincerity // corrupted by our compromised // discrepancies between // our wants and our needs // breaking barriers and walls // to close an arms length gap :: CHORUS: sainthood in honesty // lending to a collection // of half truths and fits of desire // my heart weeps // for this world of dysfunction // my legacy of failure // screaming in one ear // my hope for some other way // pouring from my eyes :: and all this fucking madness // deafens our hearts // rebuilds our walls // resounds like shots fired // the ringing in our ears // a push and a shove // and a cop falls down // and an army stands in his wake // but you never gave up, we never gave up // on each other // holding each others hearts in our hands // crossing fingers for one more day // making promises and commitments // we could never keep // silencing our cries // begging for oblivion // this is just survival :: CHORUS :: does any of this make a differences // i’m tired of the same old songs // i’m tired of my same old hopes // i’m tired of reminders // that i fucked up again // i've stood against armies // i've stood against barriers deeper than this // and here i am // picking up my pieces // sifting through for another lesson :: CHORUS ::

This song is about caring for people and missing people. Missing what seem today like simpler times. Overthinking the past all at once. Trying to make sense of what tomorrow's intent is. Trying to keep moving.

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from demonstration, released March 5, 2017

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Wild Poppies Portland, Oregon

Solo project by ex a//political, machine gun congress, wretched of the earth, and aradia.

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