A Dog Who Barks

from Limb from Limb by mothpuppy

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That summer was pink and raw
Peel my skin off on the kitchen floor
The cell phone is a dangerous thing
If I pick it up every time it rings oh

Our fridge stacked to the brim
An extra push to keep it all in
Once there was starving and staying hungry
Now I just remember...

Learn to ignore a dog who barks at nothing
Someday I will learn to behave
Learn to lock the door on your way out
You never know who might make it in some day

I'm still the same person who believed in me
Back when I believed

I picked up something strange
Heard you flinch when you said my name
How come no one in this house
Will give me
An easy out?

So what if I scream and cry?
I would pluck out my own eyes
Just so you couldn't pry
Just so you couldn't look at them

Is everything to be felt an overreaction?

Learn to ignore a dog who barks at nothing
Someday I will learn how to behave
Learn to lock your upset in a locket
You never know what might let it out someday

I wanna be convenient and easily digestible
I wanna be convenient and easily digestible
I wanna be convenient and easily digestible

Maybe all of this was an overreaction
Maybe that's what I wanted it to be
I won't ever have a pleasant interaction
I don't want to be easy
What good am I easy?
What use am I easy?

credits

from Limb from Limb, released January 19, 2022
John Toohey - guitar, bass, drums, mellotron, synth
Morgan Murphy - guitar, vocals, backing vocals

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