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Barely Here Lyrics by Ryan McShane

Wise Cracker

2016

I feel like I’m barely here, last thread
Holes in the socks, but I still tread
As light as I can, but I’m louder instead
Speak less, the thread made it’s own path
Followed it; and it led to my alternate past
We spoke for hours there, and then I woke
When will it change? Kinda soon I hope

I seen and felt the waters climbing up to my ankles
I seen the angels
I pushed back hard on the angles now they circles
I seen and felt the waters climbing up to my ankles
I seen the angels
I pushed back hard on the angles now they circles

Wise cracker moving in full circle
Slow come soon, but feel another angle
I would say that I’m barely here again but I don’t want to repeat myself
But there I went again, repeating myself
Like I’m barely here again, wait— 
If I'm not here, and you’re not here
How is any of this manifested even?
How can I be barely here and put everything I am into one single idea?
Couldn't conform to one single thought, heathen
Couldn’t abide by no single ideal
Dropped out of high school, found teachers in the Marx Brothers
The Wise Cracker with more wise cracks than Animal Crackers

The sun is burning my face
The waters up to my neck now
I've been holdin' your place
In the line for like 6 days now
I ain't seen your face in a while
The rocks i feel ‘em at my feet
I look for it, but I can’t find my smile

I'm barely here but was I ever?
Never knew what my future would hold
But always knew I was clever
Whether it's the answer I’ve been told
It's just the extra bits you gotta sever
Centre the thoughts with something old
Time's just an idea, concept, or whatever
Better yet it’s something you can fold
Or unravel, birds on the path – I remember
Whenever the path's meet, heat or cold
Barely here, like the end of a taper
Weather talking; is it talking or not?
Barely here, but I’ve been talking a lot
I’ve been talking a lot
Damn… I’ve been talking a lot
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Ryan McShane

Ryan McShane

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"Barely Here" appears on "Wise Cracker " in 2016.

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