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Bites and Scratches (2009 version) Lyrics by Bent Shapes

Cull Shorts

2009

All bites and scratches, battened hatches
Down and out and down the spout
In a spiderland
I met a girl, to my surprise
Said I'm damaged goods, she said 'so am I'
So I held her hand
I'm not sure where
She found strength to care
The things that would bleed us dry
Seemed to multiply
All bites and stings on phantom limbs
We used to hold what we used to hold
Hope we're smarter now
The past, you can trust, will fuck you up
But hang onto love, it'll be enough
To save you somehow
If drowned, I'll be renewed, sweet thing—
I'll return to you again each spring
'Cause death is only a fact
And that don't mean anything
Bored with moralizing stories
Ignoring blurred lines that form in
Our future (doesn't exist yet
A gift for just past the present)
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Bent Shapes

Bent Shapes

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"Bites and Scratches (2009 version)" appears on "Cull Shorts" in 2009.

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