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The Hell Gate Bridge Song

from River Body by Blue Løvborg

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lyrics

I never met someone like you before,
The first one I had ever seen.
You’re always talking but hardly a bore.
Know not to ask too much of me.
Now you’re blind
And I see.

You gave me your two hands for stepping with,
Slightly off balance towards the bridge.
Our bodies breached their boundaries way too fast.
You never ask for much, you give.
How I’ve tried
To forgive myself.

I'm still
Yours, you know.
You surely showed me opportunity,
Posed a congruence between strangers
Whose bodies have always loved each other,
Restlessly.

What I've coerced is great.
The worst was when you were held,
Watery to the touch,
So I held harder
Until I saw you evaporate.

The summer’s dangling
By a thread
Of an edged participant.
Yet,
I haven't ruined things,
Yet.
It might not be fair,
But we all prefer
The shared inadequacy.

I'm more yours
Than I am anyone else's,
Always laying back down
After we’ve rinsed off.
Freedom is good for me.
It avoids conversations.
I can't risk being asked
To leave home.

He picks up the bottle
And I feel a release,
Relief in the soon to be numbed,
Gratuity for the reliable distraction.
The uniform fit too tightly;
I run on rebellion,
I had to paint over the masterpiece,
If that's what it was.

It's nice to have my hand held
By the few I allow
But it's a few too many,
Isn't it?
Thinking of narrowing again;
Coming home to home
But the lemon peel floats in the gin
And I float in the men
And the occasional women.

My guilt is intellectual anyway.
I can replenish myself
In September
But come May
I don't know.
When the book molds
And the wood dries
And the strings tire
Of turning my fingers blue
I'll be old
And still
Yours, you know.

You say it’s always going to be like this,
Dancing on the marble steps.
I won’t let on to how much I love him,
You read it on my brain instead.
You stayed ‘till morning
And I forget
When you did leave my bed.

credits

from River Body, released March 21, 2021
Music & Lyrics: MacKenzie Leigh Friedmann
Music: Henry Anderson
Mixing: Justin Humphrey
Mastering: CAVE DIVER at Space Jam Studios
Cover Art: Gus Knowlden

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