cause i am a growing boy
and i donate all my shoes
and make lists of things to do
when i forget how huge the world is
outside of my little cotton lined room
and the first thing on the list it says
go read a book and the second one says
teach yourself the cello or some instrument
and third gain a perspective of intimate distance
and maybe then it'll make some sense
cause the world it's all
it's a spinning around you now
so caffinate and quilt your skin
is this where we begin
to sort our problems out
the ones we make up
living easy lives
then we realize
we're growing up just fine
and i'm burning with the people
who all know they know me best
and if i try to fashion something
better from this mess i guess
i'll be no different from the rest
and i'll be setting tables then
cause you're dressed as the chef
and the fork goes on the left
and the knife goes on the right
with the edge slouching back against the spoon
and the others are gonna be here real soon
and the straw it sings and it creaks like a choir now
and the sticks sniff out the weak and they shout
who can we do without
you choose who you love now
you're far from grown but start pretending
you've got directions to make this man you're building
i am a burning boy minus any smell of smoke
cause all of the straw men that i made
are getting loans and moving in
into the open space in the back of my van
and they're all backseat drivers worse than any family
and they're laughing at my signaling
and whispering these little things like
you'll learn to love us all in time my dear
but for now keep your hands on the wheel
and the scabs on his head
they're growing in number now
so shoo them off
and pick away the doubt
but what could we do without
these little lovely doubts
cause they wear me down
to smooth untethered boughs
so let them swing back and forth on me
Baker is a new project from childhood pals Mishal Moore & Richard Cortez with a lo-fi, bluesy n' soulful southern vibe. Bandcamp New & Notable Jun 24, 2014