Leecher

from This House Has No Windows by Dearist

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“This is one of the first songs we wrote for the album. I had just rediscovered Deja Entendu by Brand New and I was trying really hard to write a song in the style of Jesse Lacey, so for a long time the working title was actually 'Jesse'. It didn't really turn out like Brand New at all in the end though! It’s also one of the tracks that [guitarist, Chris] Tucker sings on too and there’s a really cool call and response section in the chorus.” - Adam Binder, Vocals / Guitar

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I can’t believe what you said, I can’t believe what you did,
It weighs down in my head, I hold it all in my hands.
In the sand, there’s a line, we’re not going back this time

Cast aside everybody in your life,
Now you’re only half alive and falling again.
You acted horribly and it swallowed me,
A place I thought I had once left.
It took a part of me to see the jealousy,
Your green now shows like crimson red.

Tame the lies your always breathing,
See my eyes and how they’re seething,
Show yourself and walk into the light,
We’re not going back this time.

Save all your lies for your gullible bride,
when you kiss I hope she tastes all the vows that you break on your teeth,
when you cheat, when you fake
every promise that you’ve made.
Save every scratch for your bedside post,
when she finds ever line that haunts your guilt like a ghost.
From your head to your chest like a wave.
Lie in the bed that you’ve made.

Can’t take it back, looking back now,
How you acted was a let down, show yourself and walk into the light.

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from This House Has No Windows, released October 23, 2015

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