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jane my friend assures me,
"it's all or nothing."
i am not worried
i am not overly concerned
my friend implores me,
"for one time only,
make an exception."
i am not worried

wrap her up in a package of lies
send her off to a coconut island

i am not worried
i am not overly concerned

with the status of my emotions
"oh," she says, "you're changing."
but we're always changing

it does not bother me to say
this isn't love
because if you don't want to talk about it then
it isn't love
and i guess i'm going to have to live with that
but i'm sure
there's something in a shade of grey,
something in between,
and i can always change my name
if that's what you mean


my friend assures me,
"it's all or nothing."
but i am not really worried
i am not overly concerned

you try to tell yourself the things you try to tell yourself
to make yourself forget
i am not worried

"if it's love," she said,
"then we're gonna have to think about the consequences."

she can't stop shaking
i can't stop touching her and

this time when kindness falls like rain
it washes her away
and anna begins to change her mind
"these seconds when i'm shaking
leave me shuddering for days," she says
and i'm not ready for this sort of thing


but i'm not going to break
and i'm not going to worry about it anymore

it seems like i should say,
"as long as this is love..."
but it's not all that easy
so maybe i should

snap her up in a butterfly net
pin her down on a photograph album

i am not worried
i've done this sort of thing before

but then i start to think about the consequences
because i don't get no sleep
in a quiet room and

this time when kindness falls like rain
it washes me away
and anna begins to change my mind

and everytime she sneezes
i believe it's love

and, oh, lord, i'm not ready for this sort of thing

she's talking in her sleep
it's keeping me awake
and anna begins to toss and turn
and every word is nonsense
but i understand
and, oh, lord, i'm not ready for this sort of thing

her kindness bangs a gong
it's moving me along
and anna begins to fade away
it's chasing me away
she disappears and
oh, lord, i'm not ready for this sort of thing
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silentbob the first time i heard it was a live mp3. then i bought the cd and was so pleased i could listen to it in my bedroom now. its always been one of my favorites by them 020917
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jane yeah it's my favorite song on 'august and everything after' 020917
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floorplanofthemuseum i called out your name last night...did you hear me?

i act stronger than i am but its all lies. i try to act like what this is is enough for me but its not.

stop holding me. don't stop holding me. hold me.

i guess i'll just have to disappear
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katherine. love it 060601
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rhin her name is Anna.
intoxicating.
free-spirited.
artistic.
sweet as hell.
little monkey.
b-town girl.
i have this song set as her ringtone on my cell.
;)
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unhinged i wonder if she still lives in milwaukee 110130
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