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Green Grass

from Sugar Sick Baby by Dylan Viola

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I once had a dream that died in its sleep
14 years ago
buried deep in the yard, under the stars
in a bed of marigolds
born-again every now and then
like the flicker of a lightning bug
blind as a bat, stuck as a mule
stumbling like a lush

if pleasure and pain are your patron saints
you'll be chasing the dragon for life
like good george before grab your finest sword
ride to the lake and pick a fight
Nothing's as big as it seems like it is
once you put it in the past
from fire to clay at the end of the day
half of a glass

so much water gets spilled, swallowing pills
trying to rig the game
that could have helped something grow, or kept it afloat
or splashed a sleepy face
the golden geese
and the ugly ducks
play musical chairs
brushing their teeth
pressing their luck
playing truth or dare

the white whale blues
make green grass dreams
as the leaves begin to fall
without you and without me
the world turns swimmingly
ever after, after all

I'm sleeping good, putting rings in my wood
grinning like a shark
the water is clear, I can see for years
things glow in the dark
peter pan the family man
walking the plank for now
down Boardwalk and Park, ‘goin past start
have a night on the town

the echo moan of your chromosomes
can be outgrown
make a splash or repeat the past
to each their own
set the bridges ablaze if they're in your way
you're Casey at the bat
its a piece of cake
right over the plate
stick a fork in that

You'll need a sword and a pen to scratch out the end
hear the slate crack
now its in stone, everyone knows
your face looks like your mask
don't lose the muse, between the waves
or kill too many birds with one throw
this great big place is so far from the caves
treat it like your home

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from Sugar Sick Baby, released November 19, 2014

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