Empty Pages

by @trashmilk

Skirmish: Pick one of these random ... (@robinleaf)

Liner Notes

Lyrics

These pages are left intentionally blank That’s all I’ve been drawing this week The engine is stalled just give it a crank The floor is all wet. There must be a leak.

Saving these pages for imperfect prose A brilliant idea or a list of to do’s I promised these pages and books that I chose I’ll jot out the plan to get over my blues

Empty pages, empty words left unsaid Not even some graphite erased Empty pages can’t even clear my head Don’t want these thoughts to get misplaced

Tried journals and pens of all kind of styles Leather bound volumes of memoirs to come I open them up and I can’t help but smile All the paper is wasted on feeling so numb

I look at the lyrics that will never fly I see all the plans for the life that I’d live I read lamentations from when I was high And all of my actions I’ll never forgive

Empty pages…. Don’t want these thoughts to get misplaced

I can’t bear to load the burdens I think the pages just might rip If I unload on this notebook I’m afraid I might just get a grip

Comments

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I’m definitely engaging with #reallyjustsomegoodstuffacrosstheboardwiththisone lmao Thank you for dropping in James! And thanks for rolling with my aversion to common social media engagement haha

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Great example of creating something even when we haven't found the words yet. It's a difficulty we all face at some point...a song about not having lyrics is fun and brilliant.

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I like your take on this one! I initially wasn’t using the metaphor for unable to create, but that flavor seems to stick as well the more I ponder it. Cheers! Thanks for dropping in!

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Great song, and a great performance. I can totally relate to what you are saying here. I really like the clever connections that you put in here--like the idea of "drawing blanks" in the first verse--without saying it straight out.

Incidentally, I found this song by looking through hashtags. haha. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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Yeah, I know it works, just feels so 2009 -2011 whenever I hashtag stuff lol

Edit: never properly thanked you for dropping by — thank you so much!

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