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Blown Down (Keep Me Awake)

from There Goes the Cake by Mayhem Lettuce

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Trapped somewhere stifling between a birthday and a heartache
With a mad dog conscience out to get me
Waiting, blowing icing bubbles, blowing off your steam
I'd really like to leave but you won't let me
You won't let me blow the candles out or burn them at both ends
As I'm writhing trying to shake you off my back
And I know that all this talk of parties, mayhem, love, and death
Is only giving me another heart attack

Knowing I am better, I guess I best be moving on
I see you turn your head away to hide another yawn
You blow me a kiss
You blow me away
You keep me awake
You keep me at bay
And I never know what to say
How long can you treat me this way?

Rotting in the darkness of this prison that you built
I find a side of me I never knew
Stagnant and resentful, I boil in the haze
Forever wondering what to make of you
Somewhere someone somehow managed to turn off all the lights
And I can't help but think that it was me
If I could, I would restore the faith
I'd render our time holy
I'd take your hand; together we'd be free

You say I know better, I know I best be moving on
Cuz if I wait around for you, I'll blink and you'll be gone
You'll blow me a kiss
You'll blow me away
You'll keep me awake
You'll keep me at bay
And now that I know what to say
How long can you keep running away?
Now that I know what to say
How long can you run away?

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from There Goes the Cake, released May 26, 2023
Words and music by Mayhem Lettuce

Grahm Eberhardt - vocals
Wade Saathoff - acoustic guitar

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Mayhem Lettuce Port Byron, Illinois

Mayhem Lettuce was formed in Port Byron, IL in 1993 when two sad teenage boys decided to channel their angst into music.
That music sits at the crossroads of King Missile and Portishead with a dash of The Cure and a pinch of They Might Be Giants.

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