Image by Joey Bates

Being alone can be quite romantic—
Stirring condiments into my tea
My hands on fire

Not speaking a word
Yet rambling on self-consciously
Going to depths
Where the sun’s never shown

Secret compartments hide
All of these skeletons
They suffer loneliness
Long for light

I fascinate myself when I’m alone
So I go a little overboard
Airbrushing fantasies on my life
Are you not made of secrets?

When doors forced open are shut again
A flytrap and a petal
When dreams made real become less sweet
The orchid and the metal

And in the morning
I fall in love with the light
It is so clear
Here at last I have my eyes

I’m taking my song to the grave

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Air Playground Love
The Whitest Boy Alive Fireworks
Ron Sexsmith Secret Heart
Andrew Bird Lull
Califone The Orchids
Jeff Buckley Nightmares By The Sea
PJ Harvey You Said Something
Billy Bragg & Wilco Secrets of the Sea
Massive Attack Teardrop
Bob Marley Who The Cap Fit
The Decemberists A Cautionary Song
Queens Of The Stone Age The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret