We Were Old Before We Were Young

from In Movies by Jonathan Blake

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I’m tapped out
Dead in choir coffin clothes
That’s how I know this
You sew the roses on your own
Type in creed crucial codes
Then sell a soul down the phone
And I know
We were old before I was young

She’s left town
Way too smart to tie down
A punctured passport
Along her back, sorted, soft silent tongue
Too afraid and too fun
Too unsure how to run
And she knows
We were old before she was young

But I know how we run
You keep your eyes on the sun
Then sew the roses on your own
Make a move, make a moan
Convince your heart that
It’s time apart that is keeping you from
All the love that you long
That’s all you wanted, right?
So why’s your mind alight with these thoughts?
Now keep me calm
And I’ll try to tear away from lies that keep me wrong, cause
We were old before we were young

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from In Movies, released March 23, 2018
Written, recorded and performed by Jonathan Blake.

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