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Inversion Verses

by The Split Infinitives

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1.
Version I 01:50
2.
There’s always a covered body sleeping In the service corridor in the evening Who’s still there as I get off the train In the morning, a little after eight refrain There’s always someone Where I am There’s always a blinking red light Sometimes it comes overnight Calling in sick for their shift Real or not, I’ve got to roll with it There’s always a bored staffer Who takes their break plus a few minutes after It’s hard to care for long No one’s here, nothing’s going on refrain
3.
Courthouse on seemed so vast The city got so small, so fast And in winter the atmosphere freezes Enough to spread airborne diseases From person to person And the inversion will worsen Though, at it’s best It’s rather picturesque I’ve got on my heaviest coat Zipped and buttoned to my throat As I quicken my pace On my way to work from main As snow falls, I curse it Getting snowed in seems certain Though, I’m a little torn By then, I’ll be safe and warm I fall in love with a downpour Stay up all night, watching the same storm I fall in love with a change in seasons For dim street lights and icy winds
4.
We’ve got all night We’ve got all day We’ve got plans Sometimes plans change I’m ready whenever you are Take your time, you’re not far We’ve got all week We’ve really got all year We’ve got plans Even if the direction isn’t clear
5.
Lights 03:02
You won’t look me in the eye You’re not taking much of your time Every motion’s a courtesy You’re moving further east I thought seeing the lights Would make something right You don’t have anything to say As I take you to your southbound train You don’t want to be around me I’ve already asked quietly and loudly
6.
Sinking 03:33
My eyes open to white I can’t tell where the skies And where the ground meet So, I’m falling back asleep I begin To sink in To my sheets Dream or no dream Next I see deep blue Darkening my entire room I haven’t eaten today I wasn’t hungry anyway I weaken And sink in Into my head Still in bed Did I have things to get done Any particular errands to run There’s always tomorrow Maybe I can do it all from home I sink in
7.
Morning 03:11
Windows like lightbulbs Another day old 6AM, sun’s peeking through Dressed and out the front door The morning’s too radiant to ignore Today, today will new Celestial bodies turn out In favor of ours As our town remains Butterflies hibernate In my stomach, they ache Boy, is it a strain I came for what I said And I left without even a thread My constructions are destructive Never once too reluctant The morning is a blessing, though Be it so, so will tomorrow
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We made a date for later in the day Out of the hospital, my brain’s not straight I can’t quite recall how I usually think Sticking to the dosage the doctor gave me All of a sudden This isn’t what you had in mind, was it? refrain Please forgive me, if you can I’m not quite composed, like I usually am See passed this evening, if you can I’m freer form tonight than I usually am We’ve been talking for a long time Nothing serious or particularly worthwhile I hate for you to meet me like this Zoning in and out, manic and lifeless All of a sudden This isn’t what you had in mind, was it? refrain I’m sorry I’m not anyone else Right now I’m a little too much of myself Right now Thanks for this one day of summer in December Anyhow I’ll make if up to you, if I can remember Somehow refrain
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In the canyon Nothing happens Me and these strangers I fear we’re in danger Of driving through the guard rail Into the mountainside On the median There are three of them Crossing state street Though maybe They’ll be struck down by A speeding vehicle in a second flat In the morning Giving no warning There’s traffic I could wreak havoc Instead, I turn around Instead, I go home And for this moment I ought to be alone The day is gonna come So, there’s no need to rush anything
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Blue Line 07:11
I thrive inside the silver-lining spark The modern-minded heart apart From the God-fearing friends and families I’ve lately found myself fiercely battling There are lively Trump/Pence protests From the young boiled blood on the left On the edge of downtown, blocking 4th south On the bus to work I can hear them shout They’re gonna die down in the following months You’ve done all you can if you’ve done it at least once I’m on the blue line after closing My co-worker’s reading across from me There’s a woman in the corner And a man coming towards her She’s buttoned up all over, by herself He doesn’t want to anybody else She seems polite from afar Looking for a way to the back car This ought to just die, but he won’t let it She’s doing fine on her own, but I almost want to step in I’m off the streetcar on fifth east My place is just between 21st and 17th It’s really dark from the station to my house I never know what trouble could be around I never have a problem, I still worry To the residents watching, I’m always in a hurry By the time I’m by St. Joseph’s, I can breathe There’s no urgency at my door, fumbling with my keys And I say hello to my uncle aunt, if they’re awake I’ve got to be at work in the morning around eight.
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Version II 04:09

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Here's an album about finding comfort in trying times.

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released December 14, 2016

Holden Martinson: vocals, synthesizers, pianos, drums, programing, looping, artwork

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The Split Infinitives Salt Lake City, Utah

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