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by Jess Harkness

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I don't like living life with my eyes wide open
it limits the possibility of you being next to me
if I can't see anything, who's to say you're not around?
I say "Jesus Christ" a lot for someone who never has believed in God
closest I came was when I traced the freckles on your face
and I made a constellation

I'm on a rope pushed by the second hand
swinging back and forth
between two lives that I can't have
oh, how I love to be ignored

I am not in the mood to keep writing these sad songs about you,
but it's all I have
I only feel when I'm feeling sad
painted blue like the sea
I think that time is against me
my age is my worst enemy
I can't brush off the feelings that everyone's avoiding
I wish that I could just mess around like everybody else

But if that's what makes you happy
then I should be happy too
they say love has to be selfless
if you want it to be true
what's the rule for modern romance?
hooking up and acting so cool

I'm on a rope pushed by the second hand
swinging back and forth
between two lives that I can't have
oh, how I love to be ignored
and don't ask me how I'm doing
I will say I'm doing fine
I am confident in my ability to live this lie
I am good,
I am doing fine.
I promise that I'm yours, I don't expect you to be mine.

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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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