Gentle

from It's Unkind to Call You My Killer by Lily Talmers

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I did not mean to plant a false dream
To tear at thin skin; disrupt the love you’re in
It was the left lane; the exit coming
Miss it on purpose, we’re only learning the ropes

Flashback a fortnight, feels like a long time
I broke you open; we bowed to no one
Switch to the right lane; the exit coming
Miss it on purpose; we’re only learning after all

Gentle were you on my mind; drank up all the lilac wine
In spite of ourselves
And gentle; it’s only my heart
We don’t need to start over again

I got a thick skull, use it to right your wrongs
Use it to curse my God, use it to watch us fall
Back to the fast lane; the exit coming
Miss it on purpose, we’re only learning

Gentle were you on my mind; drank up all the lilac wine
In spite of ourselves
And gentle, it’s only my heart; we don’t need to start over
I know now what you told her

I want you next week into the next year
To keep your eyes closed shut, my voice inside your ear
Stay in your own lane, the exit’s coming
I’ll get out right here, no need to worry
It was to see me, you took that false dream
Came up with new ones, they turned to thousands
Crashed in the left lane, the exit coming
It was on purpose; you stand for no one

Gentle were you on my mind, drank up all the lilac wine
In spite of yourself
And gentle, it’s only my heart; we don’t need to start over
I know now what you told her

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from It's Unkind to Call You My Killer, released December 18, 2022
Song, vocals, and nylon string guitar by Lily Talmers

Captured live at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Brooklyn, NY

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