Cleaned Slate, Buried Hatchet

by Jess Harkness

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You look like a movie star
you look like the person who wins at the end
I'll have a supporting role
I'll be the antagonist
your former best friend
It's disappointing
that cellophane smile you choose to put on
I have since learned
it's easy to lie
and it's hard to stand up

I will not beg
I will not beg
I will not beg for love
Not anymore
there is no love worth crawling for

Suddenly I am feeling the urge to ink my own skin
suddenly I am standing outside, trying to get in
you were my rosebud
you were the first sign of spring in the dirt
now you are the feeling in my stomach when the roller coaster plummets to the Earth

I will not beg
I will not beg
I will not beg for love
Not anymore
there is no love worth crawling for

Maybe romance is fine, and I'm the one dying
that's why I shivered all the way home
loneliness smiles
it looks so inviting
pretending it's anyone's fault but my own

I will not beg
I will not beg
I will not beg for love
Not anymore
you won't catch me crying on the bedroom floor

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released December 18, 2018

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Jess Harkness Beach Haven, New Jersey

Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in New Jersey, USA.

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