Slip in Silence, Sink Away
from Sense of Distance (EP) by Robert Leslie
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an ode to yogi bear & the unbearable gleam of rain on a rusty car
lyrics
I ride a train too fast to sin
Feel it flimsy in my pocket
A necklace with a cross of tin
That homeless Rusty gave to me
Coat your lips with chocolate cream
Eyes are sinking in their sockets
Every morning the same old dream
And sunrise that I never see
I noticed your latest photograph
Hanging in your fenced-off thicket
In my dreams you tend to laugh
Always stealing, never sinned
Rusty asks you for a dime
But guess who's paying for his ticket
Sense of distance, sense of time
I lost them in the subway wind
Flags are smeared across your cheeks
Windows open till I shiver
Wish you'd drown inside your sheets
Slip in silence, sink away
Misty clouds are rushing by
Moon has shrunken to a sliver
Time to whisper, time to bide
Call it shovel, call it spade
Gasp for water, gasp for breath
Umbrellas one by one catch fire
Just a footstep short of death
You suck the moisture from my shoes
And so we make another tie
By cross of tin, by force of sigh
Rusty never thought things through
Oh, I wish I could escape from you.
Feel it flimsy in my pocket
A necklace with a cross of tin
That homeless Rusty gave to me
Coat your lips with chocolate cream
Eyes are sinking in their sockets
Every morning the same old dream
And sunrise that I never see
I noticed your latest photograph
Hanging in your fenced-off thicket
In my dreams you tend to laugh
Always stealing, never sinned
Rusty asks you for a dime
But guess who's paying for his ticket
Sense of distance, sense of time
I lost them in the subway wind
Flags are smeared across your cheeks
Windows open till I shiver
Wish you'd drown inside your sheets
Slip in silence, sink away
Misty clouds are rushing by
Moon has shrunken to a sliver
Time to whisper, time to bide
Call it shovel, call it spade
Gasp for water, gasp for breath
Umbrellas one by one catch fire
Just a footstep short of death
You suck the moisture from my shoes
And so we make another tie
By cross of tin, by force of sigh
Rusty never thought things through
Oh, I wish I could escape from you.
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from Sense of Distance (EP),
released November 20, 2012
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Robert Leslie New York, New York
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