Things That Can't Be Seen

by Gabriel Battle

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tell me when's the last time that you screamed as loudly as you can
tell me when's the last time you saw me and felt I was a man
there are places we can go where no one will ever find you if you die
trace the crease around your nose that your tears will always follow
when you cry

roaches lie beneath the window, as you pull it open
you can hear the wind come scatter their remains
along the warmth inside your chest
standing in your favorite dress
as the sunlight shows the shadows of your veins

tell me when's the last time that you lay beside another in a dream
tell me when's the last time you knelt before a lover as your king
there are times when I am sure there is no one who looks lovelier than you
but I'm living in a world all composed of only things that can't be seen

take me out and take me dancing, twirl me round and show me
everything you think I'll ever want to see
and when you've had me for a while
when you've had yourself a time
lay me down into a place I'd like to be

trying hard to make a life that is more than just the sum of all my days
trying hard to find companions who will yield to me their laughter
and their grace
though my body's passing out my mind goes on and on and on
now my hair is falling out but life goes on and on and on

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released December 23, 2017
Music by Gabriel Battle; Violin by Micah Hunter-Chang

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