Petechiae

from Humming & Survivor's Guilt by Smallville

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I’ve been throwing up pills
That stop my gums from bleeding
My hips are still bruised
But at least I’m still breathing tonight
I’m still walking through parking lots
I’m still walking through--

In the meantime, all these headaches
Are just repeat trips to the ER
In the meantime, I’m just footsteps
On linoleum hospital floors

Hospital trips are mundane now
I get blood tests, and checkups, and groceries
I’m still making treks down, when the haze of the skyline
Fades out with the death
Of the summer heat

I watch my blood drain into vials
Wrapped in coban and fluorescent light
I sit in silence, the nurse counts my platelets
Then tells me that I’m still alive

In the meantime, all these headaches
Are just repeat trips to the ER
In the meantime, I’m just footsteps
On linoleum hospital floors
I was young, I was healthy, I was destined do great things
I was never meant to wilt with the seasons
I was supposed to be evergreen

In the meantime, all these headaches
Are just repeat trips to the ER
In the meantime, I’m just footsteps
On linoleum hospital floors
I was young, I was healthy, I was destined do great things
I was never meant to wilt with the seasons
I was supposed to be evergreen

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from Humming & Survivor's Guilt, released October 8, 2021

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Smallville Nashville, Tennessee

I wrote a song once about a car crash and having too many teeth and I guess it just stuck.

welcome to smallville.

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