Space Rock Kid

from Infinitely Unraveling Weaving Machine by Purples

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You shoulda seen their eyes in '08
The first time they plugged into a delay
Signals a new record to write a kinda sci-fi
About a cosmic wanderer playing tour guide

Who took a joyride on the moon
Make an escape from a dying pale blue dot

But that's about as far as the fable got
There were much more pressing poems to put off
But they get all self assured
Any tension unattended'll resolve

Without some sort of witness

Without an audience there can't be a launch
Enlisting satellites to spread fracture songs

They sound like
A supernova strumming guitar
Apartments were vacuums for all of their art
That's why the space rock kid
Played for only stars

Trying to stay in school, work a job
To learn how to become an earthling
Feels rather alien
To be a square when this rock rolls in three dimensions

Gonna need some kind of volume

They'll form a high velocity band
Enough inertia to pay the friction no mind cause

It feels like
A supernova's lodged in their throat
Apartments were stages too in their soul
That's why the space rock kid
Played for all the stars

Guitar solo
You shoulda seen their shows
(Before we had to stay in)
You shoulda heard that tone
Since the words never made sense
The space rock kid
Will you ever grow up
And if you wont, could you lend a little hope
Space rock kid
You're the enby of the stars

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from Infinitely Unraveling Weaving Machine, released April 24, 2022

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