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Spitting Fire Pt. 2 (my spine)

from Spine Adagio Part II & The Prince by Joplin Rice

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I want a heart, mean and rusted: pumping pistons covered in chrome
iron teeth fit for biting at the ankles of a home
I want a map to the graveyard and an arrow in my spine
a heavy coat made from matches & tender fingers to close my eyes

hello, exploding emptiness
I caught your kiss with my brittle fist
hello

I have no secrets, no belongings: there is no question I have denied
I want a spectre, prim & shallow, behind the curtain & in the sky
I want a soul without limit bursting forth from my sunken chest
ultraviolet lights from those bleeding rings & both my arms bent to the west

I am disgusted, horned & angry: re-envision this changing place
veil your features, cut your losses, pull your strings, constrict the lace

and in the moment when you think you're spitting fire
your tongue will tire

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from Spine Adagio Part II & The Prince, released February 7, 2014

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Joplin Rice Lexington, Kentucky

Joplin Rice is a songwriter living in Richmond, Kentucky.
He has released numerous other albums both under his own name and as Ezra Triste.
Every band he forms dies.

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