Temper Temper

by Calling Back Kelly

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You’ll never know what it’s like
To feel this weight in your chest
You brought me close so I’d see
That I was too far to hit
All those makes that you wore
Horizontally on your wrist
I hope you sell yourself short
And I hope you loathe what you get

Strike a match
Keep still
As I fill my lungs with smoke
I’d rather breathe in all the ashes
Than watch you drown me out
With waters from the coast
And I know you’ll never understand
I’m just the boy who can’t get over you
Making means to justify the ends

(Chorus)
You’re under my skin
And it’s over my head
All those words you spoke
Were nothing more than notches
In your bed post
I hope you choke
When you need fresh air the most
You’re just too hollow to sink
I’ve got too much baggage to float

I tell myself that you’re
Just a waste of paper and pens
I’ve burned through pencils on those drawings
You hide under your bed
You had a clever demise
Already planned in your head
I find more substance in eraser shards
That fall on my desk

Hit the bell
Round Two
And I’ve got you on the ropes
I bought your words hook, line, and sinker
So I’m swinging for what I know will hurt the most
And don’t say there was truth in what you said
I’ve got a stack of 20 bones that says
You’ll call the fight while you know you’re still ahead.

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released September 13, 2016

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