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Why Would We Want To

from Whittled Thrones EP by Autumn Burnett

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I want to wake to hungry skies,
Telephone wires and you on my mind.
There are days when your shoulder blades
Could cut through stones of time.

I am spent with my fleeting ways,
beg me to, beg me to stay.
Quit burning down cities with your mind,
and stop tapping toes to non-existent time.

But I could part oceans of ice,
And you could make a prophet go blind.
We could make the trees tell lies,
But why the hell would we want to?

Oh dusty road, carry my home
You'll never know the places I've gone.
Oh cold space, I am alone,
Empty old faces are made of chrome.

But I could part oceans of ice,
And you could make a prophet go blind.
We could make the trees tell lies,
But why the hell would we want to?

Oh snowy mountain, swallow me whole,
I want to die where people don't speak anymore.
Oh blue water, cover my soul,
I want to live where life is impossible.

But I could part oceans of ice,
And you could make a prophet go blind.
We could make the trees tell lies,
But why the hell would we want to?

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from Whittled Thrones EP, released January 26, 2012

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Autumn Burnett

Autumn Burnett is a songwriter, guitarist and violist from Lake Tahoe and Reno, Nevada. She studied songwriting at Oberlin College and Conservatory and currently lives in Asheville, North Carolina.

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