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I Can't

from Grand Marais by buttercup

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lyrics

i know we’re all dyin’ just at different speeds
thru landscapes of regret frosted wool on an old man’s hat
so heavy metal child you’re not wrong
to be obsessed with all the dyin’ because it is really on
it's on

it’s not a choice
but if i could prolong your life
i’d do what i could
but i can’t

if my number's up
i wonder if i’ll lie face down
with a book in my hand
i shall not withstand all this pain

the spine was cracked to an open page
the title reads "boy was born to try to try but he can’t"

mother mommy ma
you’re a piece of light
a piece of snow oh oh
pa daddy daddy da
you’re a solid man
no more radio
no more radio

i want to fix the world
and repair the girl
to see her dance
i wanna mend your blood
wanna nail the joke
to hear you laugh
i wanna use a claque
wanna hear them clap
at the end
i wanna force a win
want to live like twins
but i can’t

i can’t
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from Grand Marais, released June 14, 2023

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