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The Palms

by Erick Mendoza

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1.
I fell down from grace into some kind of wasted space Now that I'm a resting place for stressed evil demons I'm afraid that the work is worth it in the end But I'll play pretend the world doesn't circle me Like mine ain't the mind I perceive all the time And I'd rather not imply that it's hurting me but sometimes I think That maybe I will never be a book you read The comic relief you need And I'll always be the buddy botched, who did you wrong And above all has been here too long All you ever do these days is make me feel disgrace Lille van, I have to pretend That I'm more than enough to fend off any type of dread Can I lament that you and I will never be any more than friends? Never more than friends Your world's filled to the brim with a million people Mine is alight like a candle at night And I'd rather not suggest that it bothers me but sometimes I think That maybe I will never be a book you read The comic relief you need And I'll always be the buddy botched, a bullet you dodged All the butterflies are moths And maybe I will never be the one you need The ground beneath your feet And I'll always be a reason why, another time So I think I've been here way too long
2.
I've been away for a while Out of the town about some hundred miles And as I am wandering nearer Everything here and there is getting clearer Try to imagine the motive Why would I wanna leave here so unnoticed Well I wouldn't be so offended If, say, your actions weren't all pretended Concentrate hard on the meaning Was that the absolute right thing to say? Picture the words said before Does it mean just what you want to? Hope you'll stay for a while and I hope you'll be Sending good vibes my way To hold on to when you're away And I'm stuck in a hateful daze for days and days and days Oh, don't leave me misrepresented Far from the way that the planets intended Imagine me rolling in laughter Like in a storybook, forever after And not that it's all undeserved It's just that I know that I haven't earned it If I want a fraction of heaven Then all this working can't be never ending Give me some motivation Something to keep me around till the end Where is the way that I should be? If there's a way that I should be If you'd be 'round for a while that'd be nice but if not then I hope you'll be Sending good vibes my way To hold on to when we part ways Send some good vibes my way I've been stuck in a haze for days and day and days So when I return on the morrow Tell me what it is that you have to say But if it should fill me sorrow Bid me farewell and I'll be on my way
3.
Do you wake up at 6 AM To the sound of tweets and fledgling traffic? I've heard it all a million times Armenian flags up in the sky Was it snowing or just a chill? Were you feeling numb or feeling ill? Picture people walking into stores Some forced and some are gleaming Do you think they're the same entity? At least I know the difference No offense but if this is your best you're not trying enough Do you reside by the fireside with the ashes eating all this ember? You'd only hate to see it go If lukewarmth's all you've ever known When you leave me don't take your time Take all your things out of my mind Picture people walking into stores Some forced and some are gleaming Do you call them the same entity At least I know the difference No offense but if this is your best you're not trying enough
4.
Another way to think it all okay Is no escape from such a lonely place What kind of a friend would've had so much say in your life? Why has the grip that I had gotten more loose than tight And losing control? Well I wonder why it is When puffy eyes are pinning me and I can't do a single thing And the pressure's tiring when no one's found me interesting I love what they've given me But what does it mean for me if They're not that into me? Is this just what's supposed to be? Pulleys unease like a performance piece I'm propped up on these so everybody sees What kind of a threat wouldn't have so much say about The grasp that you had getting looser and looser and losing control? Everything's nice when you look all around you But my tired eyes only sees what they want to So I can surmise anything that I want like I'm losing control But I wonder why it is When puffy eyes are pinning me and I can't do a single thing And the pressure's tiring when no one's found me interesting When I don't catch a single eye and bullets tends to miss My mind and body start betraying me with some weird wicked disbelief I love their felicity And all that they've given me But they're not that into me Is this just what's supposed to be? Is this just what's supposed to be?
5.
I've seen this play out once before No, I've seen this at least three times more before You bear no brunt of this here blow Once again my face has soaked my pillow My pillow And when I get too down and lonely It helps to know I'm not the only one But if you ever wondered why I'll tell you I've fallen in love again And tell you I've fallen in love again You've gotta feel it now and then But it'd be something if I asked again Again I've got some kind of love for days I get pathetic when it's brushed away Away And when I get too down and lonely It helps to know I'm not this only one But if you ever wondered why I'll tell you I've fallen in love again And tell you I've fallen in love again I'll tell you I've fallen in love again And tell you I've fallen in love again And when the words are tinted blue And there's really nothing else to do To do When the words are tinted blue They'll be searching for another hue like you
6.
Time ago I was so comfortable I waved at the waves as they would tumble-ble Some people are so irresponsible To atone for what they weren't culpable-ble-ble Do you have the heart to deny my boy a balloon And the coldest assurance that you were right to, too? You were my balloon
7.
When you have a hot cup in the morning Think the sugar rush is boring Eyes are peering out the window everyday Are you taking daylight from the drive thru Burning sunshine nine to five And like to crack a couple cold ones on the way? Are you counting down the days to better days And hope that somewhere on the way the noisy noise of boys will go away? And is that a lot to have to mind or are you so adieu or die You want a better way to weather every other day? Would you take the carrots from my vision Strip away the brash ambition And decide for me so I won't have chose? 'Cause I tend to wander the uncharted Just to end back where I started Running races that I only seem to lose And I'm up against a wall or, to be honest Maybe I felt I was promised something you know I wouldn't refuse But if a brittle uninspired bit from me still makes you laugh Or makes you wheeze at least I know you're still amused How many days do you waste counting days? How many days do you waste counting days? Just to wait Just to wait You deserve every pleasant word That you haven't already heard But it's so like me to talk about silly things It's the nerves, not me and the jealousy You deserve every pleasant word That you haven't already heard But it's so like me to talk about silly things It's the nerves, not me and the jealousy I hope my roots are in kinesis And I want them to mean business Like a self made individual's attitude I wanna take pride in the meaning Celebrate with you an evening Without wondering if I'm ruining the mood And I bet it's boring when the setup gun's a quiet blunder Quite unlike a bolt of thunder Blue-ening the tune So if you saw me on the porch next to the window playing sweater weather Then you should've better read the room How many days do you waste counting days? How many days do you waste counting days? Just to wait Just to wait
8.
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It's such an awful shame to me that you don't feel the same But you keep acting nice to me as if I need your sympathy What if I had the heart of someone else like brother nature? Would that change the game at all or would there still be something wrong? No, it's not your fault I know it's not your fault at all I know it's not your fault But I can't help but feel ungrateful for a while I want an absolutist point of view or something new to do So I can do my dues and I won't have to think of you I need a warmer Sunday, ice cream shake, and cups of coffee grounds So I can mope around like some nascent poor dumpee clown Know it's not your fault I know it's not your fault at all I know it's not your fault That I would feel a little tired for a while I pray the little things still make me feel alive Sometimes I wonder why the nighttime sky would humor me an astral sign And I would want a bell shaped and soft bodied beast Your funny friends and I would be enjoying your sweet company No, it's not your fault I know it's not your fault at all I know it's not your fault But I can't help but be dramatic for a while
9.
No one's gonna tell you when they go You can only hear the footsteps on the floor And it might as well be a one way open door There's no rush to tear apart my heart But we either are or we aren't And I can't sustain this silence for so long Take control Like you and the boys are only ever getting older And that's for sure Take me to that time of my life Because sometimes I get feeling like You would take me to the greatest height And I'll fall fall fall fall No one's gonna tell you not to go Like who am I to tell you not to go So if you feel like you must go If you feel like you must, go

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released June 20, 2022

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