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I Don't Correspond

from Tell Me That It's There by Tyler Taylor

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Caffeine, nicotine, and amphetamine are gonna help me write this song
Bob Dylan, if he's willing, will be filling in the blanks and killing the rhymes that ring wrong
I've got enough mistakes and heartbreaks to fill the waters of Acheron
But Bob, he assures me, there's only six more hours till the dawn

Betrayed by a beautiful Benedict, battered by a bitter ballerina
Reeled in by remarkable rhetoric, duped by a delicate demeanor
She dropped me like a derelict, then asked why I don't correspond
Why's she asking now, there's only five more hours till the dawn

I waited for what seemed like centuries to say in a gentle tone,
"I forgive you, I love you, I've missed you, you're home."
I don't know if she was still too close or too far gone and moving on
I try to keep my mind open these last four hours till the dawn

Now these dark-eyed mystics with their ruby-red lipstick in thigh-high hose and rings on their toes
Whisper sexy cryptic secrets I never wanted to know
Is the ending already written, the conclusion already foregone?
One of them says she'll help me through these three last hours till the dawn

This certain sybil swears she'll settle all my ails
And like a fairy tale she'll lead me right back to the trail
She says she don't expect me to switch into some sweet swanky swimming swan
So I'll make sure we make the most of these last two hours till the dawn

I sleep in the aquarium, I get high in the planetarium
My mistakes, I bury them; my burdens, I carry them
If I could chant an ancient spell or wave my magic wand
I'd rewind the clocks and make it more than one more hour till the dawn

Caffeine, nicotine, and amphetamines helped me write this song
I've been wide awake all night but this morning light feels kind of wrong
I try to stand up and look around but I'm not yet that strong
I fall back in bed and whisper, "Only twenty-four more hours till the dawn"

Betrayed by a beautiful Benedict, battered by a bitter ballerina
Battered by a bitter ballerina, battered by a bitter ballerina
I don't know if she was still too close or too far gone and moving on
But she dropped me like a derelict and then asked why oh why I don't correspond

I don't correspond

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from Tell Me That It's There, released May 20, 2012

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Tyler Taylor Boulder, Colorado

Hi, I'm Tyler. You may know me from my band, The Amends. I'm pretty sure you must if you've found your way here. I made this site so that I could have a place to quietly share my older songs (ones I mostly wrote before founding The Amends with Drew) with anyone who's interested. I recorded and played these myself, so forgive the varying sound quality. All songs are technically free. ... more

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