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maps and moonrocks

by James Burrow

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tiny man 03:56
Inside me there's a tiny man He spends his time Painting on the walls of my brain Covering up memories And if we're being honest His work often gives me severe migraines And at night when I close my eyes He's pounding on my skull, Screaming that he jut can't get to sleep And when I go out with my friends He tells me we're not wanted That I should just pick up my things and leave Tiny man Leave me be I cant get you out from inside of me, I know So lets make peace I'll sign a treaty If you'll just Just leave me alone And that tiny man knows me well Well enough to call my bluff when I say i'll do anything it takes Tried to evict him once before But turns out, he's a part of me And he always finds a way to escape The doctor gave me pills to make him quiet But even with the sound turned down Some days he just screams and screams and screams Tells me that i'm just no good And I try to ignore it But there's still a toll on my self-esteem Tiny man Leave me be I cant get you out from inside of me, I know So lets make peace I'll sign a treaty If you'll just Just leave me alone
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Sunsets, a warm bed Late nights, a long drive Sundays, a new place These are things that would be better with you Take my hand, we'll make plans To go all the places that you wanna go I knew when I met you That you were someone that I wanted to know Your kind eyes, how they shine And you look at me and I feel like you're seeing Who I am And you understand And I wonder if you're feeling what i'm feeling Long talks and scenic walks These are things that I am looking for with you And it scares me how quickly I am falling when all this is so new 'Cause i've been hurt And I am sure You have too, but you're still here with me But I promise to try my hardest To be as gentle with you as I can be Your kind eyes, and that sweet smile And you look at me and I feel like you're seeing Who I am And you understand And I wonder if you're feeling what i'm feeling
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You call a name out from the door But it's not my name anymore You say you're grieving what you lost When I went and cut my hair Caught you crying on the stairs You said my little girl is gone And you said what will people say When they find out you're this way They'll say I raised you wrong And there goes my career Everyone knows us here How could you do this to me? And you still speak my dead name And have it on your Facebook page You just can't put it to rest I just want you to be proud But I can't see that happening now Now that you think i'm someone else And when I came out to you You turned away from me and I knew That you'd tear up my letter And you said what did I do wrong It must be something that i've done I swear I taught you better And nothing much has changed since I told you that day You still watch the right wing news And sometimes dish out abuse There's people like me on tv But you just talk shit at the screen When will I ever be More than a disappointment to you?
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I am filled with I am filled with a brilliant light Oh, it shines in me like a beacon on the darkest night I am worthy I am worthy of my own love What a radical notion To know that I am enough I am healing I am healing from all my wounds Oh, they've taught me about patience Sometimes good takes time to shine through I am learning I am learning to ask for help That it's not a sign of weakness To admit I can't do it all by myself I am growing I am growing up today I am finding my rhythm I am finding my way I am healing I am healing from all my wounds Oh, they've taught me about patience Sometimes good takes time to shine through
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exit 11 03:51
I still remember our first date I was so nervous my hands had started to shake As we walked outside in the sun that day I knew with you, I'd won and I felt safe Remember the time that we went to the beach? Ate sandwiches filled with sand and burnt our feet And in the water that day we were free I never felt so okay being me Now you're an exit on the highway I keep passing up I try to throw my brakes But I can't slow down fast enough I keep checking my rearview I'm looking for a way to turn around But I don't see well in the dark And the sun is going down You told me you loved me on a Sunday afternoon Played the piano and sang me a pretty tune I swear I knew right then that it was you And you just smiled and I knew that you felt it too Like a bad movie, I knew how it would end Told me that you still want to be my friend But i'm never good at saying what I mean You asked me for my thoughts and I couldn't speak Now you're an exit on the highway I keep passing up I try to throw my brakes But I can't slow down fast enough I keep checking my rearview I'm looking for a way to turn around But I don't see well in the dark And the sun is going down
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Look in the mirror What do you see? I'm just seeing a different side of me A side more patient and kind Than what's been on my mind I look in the mirror That's what I see All these people running around I'm just trying to find a place to quiet down 'Cause I don't know how to talk without running my mouth So right now i'll be quiet and just do without I know, I know i'm growing up I know I know I'm learning love I'm looking at myself for a change And i'm liking what I see it's safe to say I'm learning I have good to offer the world I'm not my flaws or past bitter words And i'm learning I have worth And i'm happy now But i'd be just as worthy if I weren't Sometimes peace is hiding in the silence I like how it slips in and lives inside me And i'm finding that it's fine Whatever's on my mind 'Cause thoughts are only thoughts and they're not actions I know, I know i'm growing up I know I know I'm learning love I'm looking at myself for a change And i'm liking what I see it's safe to say

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released July 8, 2016

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James Burrow Cookeville, Tennessee

James is a 27 year old trans musician from Cookeville, TN.

James' pronouns are he/him or they/them. His music primarily focuses on his journey with recovery and his experience transitioning in the rural South.

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