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Too late to go away. Too late to fall asleep. Too much for me to take. Too much for me to keep.

You wonder why I try to push back all those heavy eyes. I bet that I'll forget and make up something, tell you lies.

No, I can't remember. No, darling, I can't remember. I'm a mess when I can't remember. I confess that I can't remember.

You try to fill me in, you try to fill me up, but my boundaries are so thin, and half of them made of luck.

It's after our last dance, so close your eyes and try to dream. The drugs won't stand a chance if all I ever do is scream. I tear apart the sheets and hang the strips up on my wall. The parchment opens wide and swallows me, the runes and all.

The message comes too clear, the message comes too late: I escape fear, and I fear escape.

It's harder to let go than to start the hold. The oldest stars will slow, the rest are all too bold. I know it's a lot to ask, I know it's a lot to do, but you shouldered on the task.

I only asked you to restrain my hands and to open my eyes. I gave you no command; I gave you only lies. But you forgave my state. You let me wander near. Oh I fear escape, and I escape fear.

And when you held me close and lifted up my hand, the land where people lost, my dream of life began.

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from Turn to the Left, released November 20, 2006
I remember playing this in your car in January. I was so nervous. Thanks for listening.

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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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