This desperate behavior is my vice
I find myself grasping for the lifesaver
Even in a most peaceful situation
I’m am convinced of no peace
I go around, I go around making no-meat excuses
I go around and about, twisting my head into knots
I go around and I suffocate my good intentions
Oh won’t you tell me when’s the last time I made
A practical suggestion
How do I rehearse this indignation?
Perhaps with a haughty glance, or an insincere invitation
I’m getting held up in all the trivial things while meaningful communication
Lies just beyond my means
So I go around, I go around making no-meat excuses
I go around and about, twisting my head into knots
I go around and I suffocate my good intentions
Oh won’t you tell me when’s the last time
I wish that I could be a little bit wiser
I could refrain from getting into mayhem
Now I am shrinking from all of my illusions
Don’t mind my head; tomorrow I’ll cloud up again
This desperate behavior is my vice
I find myself grasping for the lifesaver
Even in a most peaceful situation
I’m am convinced of no peace
I go around, I go around making no-meat excuses
I go around and about, twisting my head into knots
I go around and I suffocate my good intentions
Oh won’t you tell me when’s the last time I made
A practical suggestion
credits
from Most of It Is True,
released October 15, 2005
Written by Rachel Zylstra
Recorded at the Contemporary Music Center, Vineyard Haven, MA
Rachel Zylstra: vocals, keys
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