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colour of the halls

from what happened? by the smallest one

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you’re asking lots of questions about life,
and if they come unanswered you don’t mind.
you hear it’s complicated -
the truth is overrated,
so for now don’t worry, it’s alright.

you stop the walk with chilling urgency.
you've come across a flower and a bee.
their chemistry is magic -
you’re told it’s just a sad trick,
and they cuff your wrists, and drag you from the scene.

when all you really wanted was to know
all these things that everybody knows,
but they won’t show.
and you whisper to that flower and that bee,
“i know you two are special, i don’t know
why they can’t see.”
and the bee whispered back, “don’t ever change.”

you scribble with a marker on the wall -
a rocket ship, a dog, a basketball.
they stumble through the big door,
say “that’s not what it’s meant for,”
and it’s covered with the colour of the halls.

you’re climbing up a tree with some friends,
careless about what might happen next.
they say you’re gonna break your neck,
and that they have your best interest,
but really, who’s to say what’s best?

when all you really wanted was to have
a childhood spent thoughtless -
is that really much to ask?
and you hop into that rocket ship, and fly
so far away from everything that you
once called your life.
and you leave all that brokenness behind,
only to find a piece of it still by your side.
and so your loneliness carries you back home.

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from what happened?, released July 21, 2016

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my name is mason & i like to write songs about things.

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