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Somewhere the operation failed
on a table surrounded by halogen lamps.
The good doctors checked their watches
on our anniversary.
There’s such a sterile feeling in this room.
Just so you know,
you can only parade yourself like this for so long
before the rest catch on.
Oh you’re so obvious,
at the end of every line with a comma.
You never had the gut for this.
I guess I know who my real friends are.
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So you say you want to make art,
but you don’t have the heart
or the words worth repeating.
Not that you could ever
sell it in those jeans.
I think you forget it’s not the voice
so much as how you wear it.
The interest isn’t in a drug of choice,
it’s in the price of the high.
You’re climbing the tiers
on a campaign trail
to make something so personal
a high commodity.
Oh there are so many holes in your story.
So you want to be a high commodity.
Congratulations, you’ve sold your story.
You’re a long ways away from
the coastal climates you’re used to.
I think you forget the business you’re in.
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Ballroom poise, the girls
are dressing their intent to get a taste
for keeping pace.
The speaker lifts his glass,
“To dearest friends that will not last.”
They drink the pearls.
There’s an etiquette to always faking it
with the straightest of faces.
It’s all about the way you present yourself
with the straightest of faces.
Novelty! Novelty!
Gleaming lipstick, chain and gag.
Show your teeth if you can bite it back.
Skin grafts of all your mistresses.
It’s such an exhibition.
You’re in when you’re invited back.
I’ll stay at home.
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After Party
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Dancing behind closed doors.
A marathon of nosebleeds,
heads down on the glass.
Your eyes are red and you’re convinced
you’re made of gold.
And you won’t stop until
you’re finding inspiration on the bathroom floor.
The night’s not over until it’s overdone,
until you overindulge.
The night’s not over until you’re over her.
Tonight we’re on top of the world
and we’re not coming down.
Rehearsal.
I’ll see you in the ICU.
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The Lives of Famous Men
Hailing from Alaska and based primarily in Los Angeles, The Lives of Famous Men draw on wide ranging musical traditions to create a sound all their own. This unique brand of art-pop makes for a danceable live performance that’s landed them on stages from MTV’s Campus Invasion Tour to Jimmy Kimmel Live! Their new album Greener Pasture Blues is out now. ... more
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