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The birds sit on telephone lines making abacus beads,
and they've counting up the miles logged on city side streets,
they've been shifting down the wires to make room for more feet.
Crows lining up to talk about who they got to meet.

I've been having all these dreams that start when I blink
where you'll drop this burden to the ground, and lift your hands to my face.
And, I'll make some mention of my beard marking the days.
You'll just say something like, you don't feel like it's that long.

So, paint me your fool.
I'd be happy to happy to hear you're painting again.
And I'll sit real still,
and try to keep on smiling.

I've been picking up to speed, and I've been trying to call this home,
but all the crosses keep me worried along the side of the road.
They've been rapping at my windows and they're knocking at my doors,
ghosts sitting in the fog just trying to bum a smoke.

And, I've been getting tired, but I can't seem to find my bed.
That spot that you once laid in is just a cold, hard grave instead;
so, I'm glad that I'm not sleeping, but I need to find some rest.
The words turning in my mind are driving me out of my head.

So, paint me your fool.
I'd be happy to happy to hear you're painting again.
And I'll sit real still,
and try to keep on smiling for you.

But like a shotgun spray,
the birds flew away!
Now, I've got nothing to count on, and you,
you've got nothing, you've got nothing to say.

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from For Every Tree, A Seed., released September 10, 2010

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Leftmore Denver, Colorado

Leftmore is an indie acoustic rock act from Colorado, started in 2005 by Matthew Shaw and Joe Ziegler. Joe went solo from late in 2009 to early in 2014, one part story-teller, one part emotive melody, and at least one part human. Matt rejoined with Chris Doxtator on drums and Geoff Brent on bass guitar. The lineup now vacillates between the solo, duo, and quartet conditionally based on time-space. ... more

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