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It Wasn't

from Swan and Wolf by Nathaniel Bellows

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It Wasn’t


It wasn’t love, it was some other thought, to believe, then chase away. It wasn’t love, it was work under law and all seemingly unpaid

And the kennel will house the hound of it. The killer will crave the chase. The mentally sound will take the hint. A little less every day

It wasn’t love, well, for you, it was plot. It was: Keep the kid encaged. And for all I was: underserved, overdubbed, there was dreaming underway

And the pillow will haul the head to sleep. The willow will yield the cane. The minnow knows every enemy. The linen feels every stain

But who knows the name? And how will we believe it? And who loves the same? And how do we release it? How do we release the chain?

It was assumed I would do what I do, which is: Keep the meaning vague. (Of all the useless, convoluted things of me to say)

And the riddle will solve the argument. In the middle of night, in sleep. We all thought the perfect love would just mean everything

But who knows the name? And how will we believe it? And who loves the same? And how do we release it? How do we release the chain?

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from Swan and Wolf, released March 30, 2018
Featuring Kid Millions [percussion]

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