Name: Through the Width of a Straw
Duration: P00H03M36S
Description: add another to the list of the shit that I'm capable of

Through the Width of a Straw

from Method: Fail, Repeat... by The Kite-Eating Tree

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set controls anesthetize
now pick a spot on the wall and watch the world spin
no control is no surprise
no exposition just fall and hold your breath in

self-dethroned and self-despised
you're not so cute anymore a sack of grey skin
no control is no surprise
so glad you're taking the fall good morning has-been

congratulations is running down your lips
all the morning's revelations
that tomorrow's here and the next one's coming soon

there's a picture coming into view
a glimpse of all that's right with you
it's only seen through the width of a straw
and the bottom of every glass you pour

taped to a mask held by a glove
you'll find a list of all the shit that i'm capable of
climbed the mast to speak from above
empty threats tumbling down while i backpedal shove
if you ask i'll rant about love
keep pouring that shit in my mouth til i'm speaking in tongues
through the mask held by the glove
add another to the list of the shit that i'm capable of

in the lull i learned to fly
my nose is dripping with self-congratulations
no control is no surprise
just take the back off you head and watch the world end

there's a picture coming into view
a glimpse of all that's right with you
it's only seen through the width of a straw
and the bottom of every glass you pour

taped to a mask held by a glove
you'll find a list of all the shit that i'm capable of
climbed the mast to speak from above
empty threats tumbling down while i backpedal shove
if you ask i'll rant about love
keep pouring that shit in my mouth til i'm speaking in tongues
through the mask held by the glove
add another to the list of the shit that i'm capable of

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from Method: Fail, Repeat..., released March 24, 2004

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The Kite-Eating Tree S/T was released on March 23, 2019: 15 years to the day after their debut LP "Method: Fail, Repeat..."

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