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by Lennon Sykes

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1.
Knowing without understanding 02:00
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If there was a god her only mercy Would be making us take this long to learn Not anything from school Not from following the rules But learning how the world has always churned As babies we are born with a jersey Spend a few years figuring out for who Until you know your name Then you’ll never be the same Learning about how the world is cruel There’s no great big mystery It’s only you, it’s only me Learning how to live and what to life for No light end there’s no tunnel Just the popping of a bubble and your world and all you know is gone It’s a choice to find something to live for If there was a god her only mercy Would be gifting us with an expiration date She made 80 years feel like eternity Cause forever is a concept much to great Hold on to optimistic bravery It’s hard to get it back when it’s gone loose It’s a choice to find something to live for
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Dream of me 02:18
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Traded 90 days for one, and some change Knew that after my short stay we’d go back to twiddling thumbs and the wait I feel the absence of you in my palms and my embrace I know we’ll meet again, but til then You said ‘dream of me’ x2 I hope you dream, dream of me Maybe yesteryears, we’d evaded this charade But in here and now, there is distance in between our days I feel the absence of you in my palms and my embrace I know we’ll meet again, but til then
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Spiders and Beavers 02:00
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Like a spider tiptoes the line take it easy, take your time I know it's delicate when you're foraging for a thing that you feel that you miss Like a beaver makes its home I hope you're sheltered until you're grown I know it takes a bit when you're moulding to a form you don't know yet exists
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With all things considered, I should know by now 04:06
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Should I hold my tone Should I hold my breath again Should I keep my voice down When it’s all I’ve ever known All I’ve ever known Should I count the days Would it be a waste of time Will you like the change When I’m far from all you’ve ever known All you’ve ever known I’ll find a way If I make no changes a Will I scorn the same Deep fear of construction Accustomed to this range
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Golden Repair (Accoustic) 03:51
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I’m a torn down relic, I was supposed to die But I’ve got the walls and guts, standing still inside Flowers in the cracks reveal, there never was a plan I’m haunting my own consciousness, I’m back where I began Figure it out for me, figure it out for me All my bones have already been destroyed Fill my cracks with gold, paint all that is old All my bones have already been destroyed I’m a crumbled building, but you can step inside All i’ve got is walls and floor, but you can see the sky Flowers in the cracks reveal, beauty’s there at hand Haunted by old melodies, yet still afraid to stand Have I been dead before? Is this my first time holding spaces or have my memories been torn? Figure it out for me

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Instruments used throughout album
Baritone Ukulele
Guitalele
2 Stringed Bass

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released September 3, 2021

Written, preformed, and produced by: Lennon Sykes
Album Artwork: Ren Mullins

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queer musings translated into acoustic soft folk music

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