Lightmares (Ode to the Common Cold)

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i've got plans
most of us do
i've got plans
i'll see them through
the windowpane of an open door
or the crack
in the floor
where the light sneaks through
i've got plans
how about you

i want to wear my influences on my sleeve
with a pair of the hippest cufflinks
and a handkerchief in my breast pocket
silk so ornate it won't accept my snot

whether i am contagious or not
whether i am contagious or not

and i'll make six figures
drawing stick figures
and i'll sit and look at how the light sits
so i can offer posture readjustment
and i'll traverse the u.s.a.
impersonating the magnetic fields
and though i may be lacking merit
at least i'll sound vaguely like stephin merritt

and surely i will die prematurely
because i'll still be holding on
i'm not much of a swimmer
but i could drown in your eyes
or i could drown
in a bathtub
or a five-gallon bucket
no matter at land or sea
my body will rot

whether i am contagious or not
whether i am contagious or not

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from One Dot, released February 20, 2019

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