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the birth and death of a star

by Talulah Paisley

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1.
Jesus 02:12
Made you in my head out to be Jesus Made you in my head to be of Nazareth I used to get all so gooey Just seein' the first letter of your name Then I came over for the whole weekend Now I'm not feelin' quite the same Yeah something's changed, something's different Think it started when I noticed the pile of trash in your kitchen Or maybe I don't feel the same anymore 'Cause I know now your mattress is right on the floor You're considerin' movin' to Philly Gettin' Mommy to buy your toiletries Talkin' to me like it's therapy You don't know if you want monogamy But my bed's on the floor, too, honestly Can't sleep without my teddy Thought we could love like grown-ups forever But we both don't have our shit together
2.
Could? 01:59
Was an oglin’ fool Spillin’ my drink All over my thigh As I watched them peel their clothes off in the winter Christina says She witnessed 16 babies be born Oh, it was so cyclically physical And I thought, as I watched, could I be like you? Sittin’ there Only in underwear Regaling tales of your touchin' Meanwhile I’d been beggin’ to be left alone In assembly When you were 13 Declared yourself the spokesperson But if I didn't know then what I think I am today, then how can I know it is real? And I thought, as I watched, could I love like you?
3.
I did some business with a guy named Danny I was pickin' the stuff up when he told me About his co-worker, over a cigarette, (Well, only he was smokin', but anyway) She used to work two jobs The one that he worked at and a bar She'd always come in a little late 'Cause the bar gig ended pretty late Now she doesn't need to burn the candle at both ends- She got 1 good job: Workin' for the city Earnin' a better salary, gettin' a lotta benefits Like compensated dentist She's even got paid vacation Lisa's got a new job Now she and Danny don't talk so much anymore Since her employment rearrangement And isn't that a funny thing life does?- You can spend every second with somebody And then suddenly they're gone Like it never happened Sometimes they get a drink or two, now and again, But it's never the same Lisa's scalin' those subway stairs Simultaneous with the sunrise Cutting out your own corner of the world Can't speak for Dan but I know you'll be alright, girl Lisa's got a new job

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released November 13, 2017

All songs and recordings by Lyris Faron.
Photo by Mark Spero.

Thank you to my mom and sis, Big Blue, Dena, and Sophie.

If you buy this, your money will go to Black and Pink, an organization that supports LGBTQ+ people who are in prison: www.blackandpink.org

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Talulah Paisley New York, New York

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songs by Lyris Faron

full band: Victor Artesona, Vicky Guillem, Phil Joy, Athena Matsil

"unselfconsciously whimsical... unapologetically earnest"
-The New York Times :)

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