sustain

by john ramsey

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this is about a shitty ex bf i had
it's also a single for an album im putting out over the summer so be on the look out

lyrics

flashback to a different time
when i could say my body was mine
before i met him in the alleyway

take some time to catch my breath
before i suffocate to death
on words i think ill never get to say

just know that i am still here
surviving even when you are near
you might be a blotch on my brain
but i know that ill be able to refrain
from calling you the things
i wish i could, and throwing swings
of punches to the throat, but hey
at least i can say i sustained

see you with your newest snag
remember that they called you a douchebag
saunter after telling you
about my nicotine addiction

hold the hands of all my friends
the one thing that i know i can hold against you
and squeeze them tightly, tall and mighty
while your new boo deals with you, the aflliction

just know that i am still here
surviving even when you are near
you might be a blotch on my brain
but i know that ill be able to refrain
from calling you the things
i wish i could, and throwing swings
of punches to the throat, but hey
at least i can say i sustained (x2)

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released April 2, 2017

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john ramsey Iowa City, Iowa

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