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and i'll be there
if you call me further
just let me take
my forearm off this burner
and then
i'll go to work again
fall asleep
as the train deposits me

and all it is
is just a focused laser
falling from my eye
to your face
can you
open where your shut
and hold me
far enough
to cut me free

and the perfection
of every stranger you will never meet
is exhaled out
into the veil of 42nd street
it's true
the city uses you
you lift up
someone else's shoes

seems like a minor miracle
just to be alive today
and that's without
all of these slower people
in my way
i want
the truth about my dreams
or all i am
is human gasoline
giving my speed to the unknown
in exchange
for another e train home

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from PDX​-​NYC​-​PDX, released March 30, 2011

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David Waingarten Portland, Oregon

David plays music to keep himself company. He digs records that sound like they were recorded in bedrooms and basements, and is inspired by the raw intimacy and honesty of Paul Simon, Elliot Smith, Blaze Foley and Gillian Welch. His songs are about healing, living in your car, longing to be found, gratitude, riding subways, finding silence, and stumbling along your path. ... more

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