hercules

from Little Life, Little Death by As Gideon Weeps

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hercules

we stand between two door
shivering under the warm light
in bleary eyed black & blue
pick the other, I ask of you
but what am I to do
when a lie is warmer than the truth?

though it may seem like more loneliness
I promise the other holds a lioness
with thorns and scars up and down her legs
in a mirror shape to draw you in
but what am I to do
when a lie is warmer than the truth?

if you walk on through
to see if you can make it
closer to the sun
just know, the best it’s gonna be
is never gonna be better than it was
if you walked all the steps
it took for me to get
to stand here in front of you
we would be somewhere else
some place better
some place new

imminent dismission of a soul
pushed too far out
experience null
and I am no Hercules
and I can do no more

you’ll flip through your notebook
words too spread out to find another thought
and you’ll read about
her cello bow, fork tongue, twined
around your spine
you’ll know I’m right
that you are no Hercules
and her heads will grow
you are no Hercules
and you’ll always know

if you walk on through
to see if you can make it
closer to the sun
just know, the best it’s gonna be
is never gonna be better than it was
if you walked all the steps
it took for me to get
to stand in front of you
we would be somewhere else
some place better
some place new

you are no Hercules
even with no sword
you are no Hercules
even if you get bored

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from Little Life, Little Death, released June 4, 2015

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