The Wheels

from Arts EP by O Youth

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I’ve been dreaming again
of a river and a delivery there
that I can’t leave behind.
So, I always take too much time.

And the floods drive us back
towards our houses. You announce, “We’re on track,”
but I don’t seem concerned
‘cause the rain can not outweigh what I’ve learned.
I hope you understand me.
I hope you understand me.
I hope you understand, ‘cause I have been told
that you won’t.

And the water builds up on the bank sides,
pours through valleys and highways in no time.
So, we flee for the east where the hills are.
Run away with me.

Oh, the life on the road,
from the danger of the same sort of mess
as it always has been.
I remember it then.
I hope you remember too.
I cannot do this for you.
And as this river grows, I look away
amazed.

And the water builds up on the bank sides,
pours through valleys and highways in no time.
So, we flee for the east where the hills are.
Run away with me.

What’s a man supposed to do when everything he needs
is destroyed in a flood, and he’s asked if he would leave?
And the wheels roll on as he wishes he could stay.
And the wheels roll on as he wishes he would stay.

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from Arts EP, released March 8, 2012

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O Youth Knoxville, Tennessee

Songs are tiny, immortal lives that can never really be completed. These are my songs - works in progress. The lyrics, audio, and photos are living entities that will all change over time. If you listen, please enjoy these songs as little creatures who represent specific moments frozen in time and continually reinterpreted. ... more

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