starburn

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lyrics

I -- don't know what you want me for
take my hand and taking more
than I ever had to give
And you -- pushing back in all directions
hide away and try to disappear

Sunlight burns around you
Everything you wanted came to you so easily
You can't understand it
The child of privilege, climbing on a ledge
Because you had the luxury
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You fell and rose just like a star
glowing faintly from afar
But you burned me just the same
And I couldn't tell you how it hurt me
couldn't tell you anything at all
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You -- liked to slide the needles in
Gently just below the skin
Where the acid could release
And I tried to swallow all the poison
Fearing I would never drink again

Leaving -- no traces
In the end you left me, did what I could never do
I can't -- hold it against you
I did the best I could, you did just what you should
You don't owe a thing to me

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from the droplets, released February 28, 2016
music by Tom Hanson and Gordon Ranney; lyrics by Gordon Ranney

guitars and drums - Tom Hanson
guitars, bass and vocals - Gordon Ranney

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the droplets Madison, Wisconsin

The droplets are Tom Hanson and Gordon Ranney. We make loud, fuzzy pop music ... guitars will jangle, shoes will be gazed upon, dreams will go bump in the night.

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