Mantra / Whale Song

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i'm looking for a

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there's a great big whale
it washed ashore
weighs seventy-thousand pounds
maybe more

don't you go and call it massive
'cause everything is relative
and most is insecure

i suppose it choked on krill
it's the little things
that tend to kill

i trust the air to oxidize
i trust the waves all know
to wave goodbye

i trust the earth to swallow it
and though it fascinates the tourists
i trust it smells like shit

everyone wants to get a whiff
of the great big mammal fish

i wish i could swim
i wish i could fly
i wish my wish
my wish would never die

and if it does you can cut it up
you can bury it at sea like a terrorist
slash my wrists
and cut my flippers off

i'll always change
so i can attempt to remain the same
i said, i'll always change
so i can attempt to remain insane
i'm not particularly afraid to die
but i'm afraid to say goodbye

i don't wanna leave the party
i don't wanna go to the party in the first place
i don't wanna leave the party
i don't wanna go to the party in the first place

i don't want your ceremony
i don't want your drugs
i don't want your flag

leave me on the beach

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from One Dot, released February 20, 2019

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