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So It Seems

from Bad​/​Weird EP by Eager Maniacs

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"I wrote this about the dichotomy of similarities & dissimilarities that my father & I have, but it could be brought a broad range and applied to anyone's relationship." - Twat

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A man’s born with a clenched fist for a tongue,
He’s looking glum, bruises purple like a plum.
Watch him succumb to shame that he needs,
Cause he lying in degrees, hiding hammers in the leaves.
He’s watched different “shes” leave and take the leap
But he no longer grinds his teeth in his sleep.
No tricks up his sleeves, just hairy arms,
And they go right down to his calloused palms.
Harm and alarm are a storm, he’s the wake.
How long has he been awake, how much more can he take.
Coffee by the pot, routine like a machine.
I don't know what he does,I don’t know what he sees,
I don’t blow with the wind that thwarts his hustle.
He swears he’s not but he’s looking for trouble.
Or so it seems. Or so it seems to me.
Or so it seems, or so it seems to be.
Or so it seems.
Or so it seems.
He’s not himself today, so maybe it’s me.
We all act alike, just to varying degrees.
The berries in the weeds aren’t always edible,
The books on the shelves aren’t always legible.
Or so it seems, or so it seems to me,
Or so it seems, or so it seems to be.
Or so it seems,
Or so it seems.

I’m not myself today, so maybe it’s him.
We all act like different people underneath our skin.
But a grin and a handshake don’t make a man fake,
If your lacking these things you’re probably full of hate.
We break the trust while we turn to dust,
But this dude right here asked me “what’s the rush?”.
And the hush that commenced
Seemed to make perfect sense. He told me
“Holes in the road shape our souls like a mold
Die cast, some die fast, others seem to grow old.
this ocean of life is so vast and massive,
If you take time to laugh you’ll indefinitely grasp it.
Embellish your half and disregard the rules,
Passion is a flame, and flames burn fools.
Passion is a flame, and flames burn fools,
Passion is a flame and flames burn fools.”
He’s not your average listener, that’s for sure.
and he’ll probably never let you get in one word
But I heard he’s got a couple bones in his closet,
and it’s locked so tightly hinges defied logic.
So he took ‘em off it, it’s a metaphor defined.
Went as far as painting over it, he never sees inside
Nothing to hide, look into his pupils.
He’ll try to convince you that dreaming is futile.
It’s nothing new though, he so damn tough.
Living in a jacket where he can’t be touched.
Iron lungs rust, but his steal is stainless,
Never given someone trust, so he feels painless.
The shame isn’t half of it, ignorantly passionate,
Keeps rehashing the way his father fashioned it.
That’s how it seems, how it seems to me.
That’s it seems, or so it seems to be.
Or so it seems.
Or so it seems.
He’s not himself today, so maybe it’s me.
We all act alike, just to varying degrees.
The berries in the weeds aren’t always edible,
The books on the shelves aren’t always legible.
I’m not myself today, so maybe it’s him.
We all act like different people underneath our skin.
But a grin and a handshake don’t make a man fake,
If your lacking these things you’re probably full of hate.

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from Bad​/​Weird EP, released July 30, 2011

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