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we live in a society

from unrequited shortcomings by pictureskew

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the song remains the same
the words the ones that we sang yesterday
and nobody remembers
to check the clocks are ticking forwards
all hands moving backwards
to the things that we said yesterday
gesturing as empty
as the carcass that surrounds us

and I can't help remarking
on the most mundane inanities
I don't care for breathing
it's the loss of sense and taste
that gets me

I am two steps forward
six feet backwards
from the glass
g-d help me if it cracks

we live in a society

I didn't just wake up one morning
I just didn't wake up thinking
I just didn't think on waking
I just slept through clarity
all hearts beating backwards
on the skins that we wore yesterday
breath hanging there as heavy
as the fog that still surrounds me

and I can't help remarking
on the most mundane inanities

and I can't help embarking
on the most tedious fantasies
I don't care for sickness
it's the emptiest emotion gets me

I am two steps forward
six weeks backwards
in the past
g-d help me if it cracks

'cos I can't help remarking

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from unrequited shortcomings, released January 6, 2023

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pictureskew Edinburgh, UK

skipping beats at the tide, just to see if they float.

anxious, gay, acoustic, punk.

with violins.

emma (she/her)
& ione (they/them)

from scotland.
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