Everyone Makes a Mistake or Two
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Everyone makes a mistake or two
I don’t mind waiting for you
You be the hammer, I’ll be the nail
Everyone’s got a secret to tell
Some of them happy and some sad as hell
I’ll be the raindrop / you’ll be the pail
I’ll be the bird flying over the city at night
if you’ll be the electrical wire I will land
I’ll be that old pocket watch
Tucked away in the drawer that is locked
Trying to find how to get myself back in your hands
Everyone can’t sleep at night
The sky is a flickering light
I’ll be the kettle if you’ll be the flame
Everyone’s got their ear to the ground
I’ll be here when you come back around
You be the steam engine, I’ll be the train
I’ll be the bird &c.
On the day before the day I go
I will sit with you beneath the falling snow
You be the hourglass, I’ll be the sand
On the day before the day we part
You will lay your head on my beating heart
I’ll be the ocean if you’ll be the land
And on the day before the day I die
Won’t you take me down to the riverside
Let that cool water run through my hands
I don’t mind waiting for you
You be the hammer, I’ll be the nail
Everyone’s got a secret to tell
Some of them happy and some sad as hell
I’ll be the raindrop / you’ll be the pail
I’ll be the bird flying over the city at night
if you’ll be the electrical wire I will land
I’ll be that old pocket watch
Tucked away in the drawer that is locked
Trying to find how to get myself back in your hands
Everyone can’t sleep at night
The sky is a flickering light
I’ll be the kettle if you’ll be the flame
Everyone’s got their ear to the ground
I’ll be here when you come back around
You be the steam engine, I’ll be the train
I’ll be the bird &c.
On the day before the day I go
I will sit with you beneath the falling snow
You be the hourglass, I’ll be the sand
On the day before the day we part
You will lay your head on my beating heart
I’ll be the ocean if you’ll be the land
And on the day before the day I die
Won’t you take me down to the riverside
Let that cool water run through my hands
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from Day Laborers and Petty Intellectuals,
released October 3, 2013
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Day Laborers and Petty Intellectuals Seattle, Washington
Day Laborers and Petty Intellectuals is a six-piece folk-apocalypse band from Seattle, WA, featuring cello, violin, theremin, bucket drumming, and four-part harmonies, not to mention heartfelt songs about love, life, and the end of the world. DL&PI has been bringing their cacophonous blend of indie rock, folk, punk, country, and jazz to the barrooms and bedrooms of the Puget Sound since 2012. ... more
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