All Get Out "Archives"

"Archives" is from All Get Out's album, No Bouquet, available at: http://allgetout.lnk.to/nobouquet Follow:   / allgetout     / allgetout     / allgetoutmusic   Lyrics: A fine jumping off point Alone in the desert Barking at mirrors again Once thought you a habit Religious or not It seems pretty clear you’ve been made Watch you in action You were the smart one Me, I’m an archive of fear Space on a shelf With pages unworn And I’m sitting closer to you every year I feel above it Swim in your privilege I found you’re the one that I love And then I sink Beautiful people they die just like you every year I wonder where you come from I’m so anxious you’re just numb I could wait here I’ll just wait here You’re my jumping off point Alone in the desert Biting my nails ‘til they bleed Once found in a habit All that I learned I can quit anything I don’t drink Look for you at my station You were the smartest And I haven’t archived each year Space on that shelf And the pages untouched And I’m sitting closer to you every year I feel beneath it Swim in your privilege I find you’re the one that I love And then I think Beautiful people they die just like you every week I wonder where you come from I’m so anxious you’re just numb I could wait here I’ll just wait here If they don’t have much to say At least they should know your name An awkward moment’s scar At best they can know where you are Still I wonder where you come from I’m so anxious you’re just calm I could wait here I’ll just wait here Not much left to say If anything the least they can do is know your name It’s awkward enough at the start At best they can know where we are