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The Juniper Berries

by The Juniper Berries

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a string of sequels that play every weekend on the walls of a dive bar starring you and all your shy friends waiting for a tap on the shoulder from a perfect stranger with a voice that could coax Jesus out of the manger someone pick me up, get me out of here clear out the smoke and break all of the mirrors I don’t need any prayers or any crystal balls now the credits roll, everyone’s back home alone a necessary evil for such selfish people how could you learn any lessons over drinks in a delicatessen might feel great for a second, but growing up’s not always pleasant someone pick me up, get me out of here clear out the smoke and break all of the mirrors I don’t need any prayers or any crystal balls I just want to find my voice once and for all
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how much of attraction is based on humor? how many couples met through their computers? if a lie typed is a lie told then the facts have never been this cold how many people fall in love with mistypes? how many people fall in love with rewrites? how many people do you really know? how much beauty comes from burning coal? if every single screen, died on New Year’s Eve maybe I’d believe, in singularities I’m saying nothing is true, and nothing’s really fake you just really love to hate nothing is wrong, and nothing’s really sacred you just love to hate it how many faiths go unquestioned? how many kids hate their singing lessons? try your best not to preach to the choir all the singers are so goddamn tired how many people call themselves stuck up? how many people think that they’re a fuck up how many people really know themselves? how many people think they’ll burn in hell? if every single screen, died on New Year’s Eve maybe I’d believe, in singularities I’m saying nothing is true, and nothing’s really fake you just really love to hate nothing is wrong, and nothing’s really sacred you just really love to hate it nothing begins, and nothing ever ends what exists has always been so give up your ghosts, and pull out all your stakes stick up for yourself but remember that there’s so many other ways
3.
it was never easy being close to you but we could always strike a truce using all your friends as means to an end a selfish rewrite of every weekend always an avid fan of obscurity except when asked about your personality I hope you’re different now nobody’d put up with anything else anyhow illuminate the world in selfish light a control freak on a winning streak you’ve been playing the part of someone else from the start you couldn’t really call that acting art you can paint yourself from memory right onto the movie screen you’re the biggest man you could ever be though nobody else seems to agree I hope you’re different now nobody’d put up with anything else anyhow illuminate the world in selfish light a control freak on a winning streak I hope you’re different now nobody’d put up with anything else anyhow illuminate the world in selfish light a control freak on a winning streak
4.
blinders up and headlights off every single stare, followed by a scoff covered up in your own smoke every story told, another chapter from a book you wrote you’ve done it all, explored every hall but that don’t mean you know it all you flirted with heaven, you’ve beaten hell you think you understand them well but there’s more to magic than broken spells you’ve named yourself nihilist okay we get the gist a smart guy with fear in his eyes the call he made when he came up with an empty list you’ve done it all, explored every hall but that don’t mean you’ve done it all you flirted with heaven, you’ve beaten hell you think you understand them well but there’s more to magic than broken spells
5.
the plastic fangs of the kids around here dripping on sketch pads and slipping on glasses whittle down to words every song they’ve ever heard pulling out heartstrings and breaking down barriers blame the excess on the full moon cue an empty harvest, those are the rules hanging portraits on every word take pictures of me, I’ll take pictures of you if you wanna see, sometimes you’ve gotta go blind if you wanna breathe, sometimes you gotta go breathless underneath the daylight we’ll pick up what we planted last night underneath the daylight we’ll pick up what we planted last night the plastic fangs of the kids around here taking up water looking for new blood hiding dark eyelids under rose-tinted glasses a cross eyed cupid put makeup on the bruises blame the excess on empty bedrooms when you’ve got no one, you’ve got nothing to lose another night awake underneath the moon come stay the night with me, I’ll come stay the night with you if you wanna see, sometimes you’ve gotta go blind if you wanna breathe, sometimes you gotta go breathless underneath the daylight we’ll pick up what we planted last night underneath the daylight we’ll pick up what we planted last night
6.
your tether’s the only thing I brought back home a nameless number sitting in my phone you stupid kid always kidding yourself you gotta put that shit all back on the shelf headed south on I-5, telling myself lies always set yourself up to fall apart always reset to a broken heart star studded eyes, intuition lies we stayed up too late with two bottles of eight we cast our bets on an empty slate headed south on I-5, telling myself lies headed south on I-5, telling myself lies headed south on I-5, headed south on I-5, telling myself lies
7.
Debt 03:01
somehow you learned it was smart to break the rules but the muscles you don’t flex you start to lose always smart work but never hard at work you memorized your lines but missed your cue better to fall into debt with what you love than to fall in love and start to regret it static electricity follows the laws of simplicity connecting, collection, attracting always smart work but never hard at work you memorized your lines but missed your cue better to fall into debt with what you love than to fall in love and start to regret it
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I used to know you better than myself I used to hold you closer than anyone else I can barely see you now, we both went different ways we’re written on different pages I have learned to love again, even if it’s only with my friends I don’t know just where you’ve been we used to go to school and decorate our rooms with evidence of broken rules you told me all your secrets, we stayed in every weekend I’ve learned so much better since da da da da da da da da da, da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da, da da da da da da da da da she could never be like you she’s the queen of taboo she dyes her hair dark blue she could never be all mine she makes thunder where you made sunshine and she wears a different shoe size da da da da da da da da da, da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da, da da da da da da da da da I used to hold you closer than anyone else
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Anecdotes 07:12
the kid you’re known to be was one for pushing limits as long as someone else was around to catalogue your breakthroughs an unearned halo graced your moppy head practiced charm kept you the king but soon you’ll have to learn how to sing a sprawling dream that no-one’s ever seen ripped from the lips of designer drug trips an unending stream of consciousness and weaknesses you’re too afraid to put into conversation dig a little deeper kid there’s more to this than you may think dream a little bigger kid there’s more to this than making it big dig a little deeper kid there’s more to this than you may think dream a little bigger kid there’s more to this than making it big you’ll worship your smokes and the Rolling Stones they’ll keep you afloat on anecdotes and bluenotes frozen in place for fear of cliche if you take any steps you could fall a long ways don’t you tell a lie. I can see it in your eyes every single time cause your fate’s the same as mine dig a little deeper kid there’s more to this than you may think dream a little bigger kid there’s more to this than making it big dig a little deeper kid there’s more to this than you may think dream a little bigger kid there’s more to this than making it big dig a little deeper kid there’s more to this than you may think dream a little bigger kid there’s more to this than making it big dig a little deeper kid there’s more to this than you may think dream a little bigger kid there’s more to this than making it big

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released July 10, 2020

Producer: Joshua Stirm
Engineers: Joshua Stirm, Jonathan Nelson, John Kealiinohomoku
Mix engineers: Mauro Castro, Mario Ramirez, Tye Claridge, and Joshua Stirm

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