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Companion

from Rustic Machinery by Dr. Something

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Pain is my companion, my undoing too.
Sometimes it’s so soft-spoken, but the words always break through.
Pain is my companion, my undoing, true,
I know that it will never fully cease until I do too,
Till I do too, welcome it to normal life.
No jumping high, no crawling low,
Know there’s no other place to go.
Hide it but keep it close and warm,
And let it fill my human form.

Sneaking through the dead air is a buzzing sound.
The quiet of the moment welcomes it to the foreground
Sneaking through the dead air, steady and in tune,
It knows that it will never become silent until I do too,
Till I do too, welcome it to mundane life.
No jumping high, no crawling low,
Know there’s no other place to go
Hide it but keep it close and warm
And let it fill my human form.

In the dark of night it pulls me from a dream,
Creeping up and down my limbs, an electronic stream.
In the piercing light, it scrambles up the view.
I know that I will never cease to sense it until I am through,
Till I am through, settle into a low-grade strife.
No jumping high, no crawling low,
Know there’s no other place to go.
Time to relax and sink into
That which will color all I do…

Pain is my companion, my undoing too.
Sometimes it’s so soft-spoken, but the words always break through.
Pain is my companion, my undoing, true,
I know that it will never fully cease until I do too.

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from Rustic Machinery, released September 23, 2016

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Dr. Something Portland

The project of longtime Portland songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alison Dennis, Dr. Something uses imaginative instrumental and vocal textures alongside humorous, emotionally trenchant lyrics to create engaging chamber pop that blurs the line between art and novelty. ... more

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