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Tamlin

from Serpentine by Gillian Grassie

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I hate this Halloween party
with its posh freaks and zombies
can't find your face in the parade
I know I don't really belong
but last night you scared me on the phone
and so I came

My swollen tongue is flopping 'round
the inside of my mouth
I hear the clumsy words it's spitting out
I am a chignon come undone
I am a silken stocking run and
I am drunk

You said, "Do you ever get that feeling
of being infinite and small? Like you're
everything and nothing at all?"

I could dress you up in white try
to lend you some kind of grace
but the shadows only gather in the
hollows of your face
something 'bout the black light or
the fog machine
maybe it's just the gin but
you look like you're shape-shifting

Do you ever get that feeling
of being infinite and small?
Like you're everything and nothing at all?
My love has become a burning coal
I am not sure I can hold

I'm losing you to that bitch, Queen Mab
I don't know how to save you
I'm not sure that I can
Here, take my coat, you know
it's cold outside
I want to go home, c'mon
let's call it a night

You turn and walk into the bathroom
brushing off your nose
when you don't come out
I follow
You're lying there on the hard tiles
I call your name and you don't answer

Do you ever get that feeling
of being infinite and small?
Like you're everything and nothing at all?
My love has become a burning coal
I am not sure I can hold
My love, he's become a glowing coal
and he burns me
and I hold

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from Serpentine, released October 30, 2007

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Gillian Grassie Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Gillian Grassie is an American singer-songwriter and harpist who splits her time between Philadelphia and Berlin.

"It’s rare to hear a young singer with such control and understated soulfulness, and even more rare to hear a harp provide such a deep percussive groove. I was immediately captivated by her sound.” - Grammy-winner Marc Cohn ... more

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