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But you love a stone

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Hold out your hands, turn up your palms
And discard everything you know.
Your heartline's weak and your knuckles creak
From picking flowers in the snow.

I warned you of closing eyes and using lung
I warned you of keeping tendons highstrung.

I betrayed your darkest days
By saying my demands were wise
I wanted from you a stronger gaze
Instead you grew glass eyes.

Hold out your head, he echoed the wind
And lit the words upon the screen:
"He's not a rock, you're not an isle,
You're both the branches, roots and between."

I warned you that river stone can't replace bone
I warned you that both will leave you alone.

I betrayed your darkest days
By saying my demands were wise
I wanted from you a stronger gaze
Instead you grew glass eyes.

I warned you of sudden thoughts and stimuli
I warned you that endless plans go awry.

I betrayed your darkest days
By saying my demands were wise
I wanted from you a stronger gaze
Instead you grew glass eyes.

Hold out your arms, you tied them to mine
I wanted comfort with desire.
I held my breath and you swallowed yours.
I wanted embrace, not expire.

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from Big Plants For The Weekend, released September 3, 2010

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The Sinister Turns Cambridge

The Sinister Turns are a four-piece independent pop-rock band based out of Cambridge, Massachusetts, playing richly-orchestrated piano-driven pop influenced by Okkervil River, Mirah, the Organ, and Salvador Dali sliced eyes.

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