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Burned Retinas Lyrics by The War Turtles

The First Thing

2019

Funeral confession
Head in a trash bin
Open eyes see the sun
It hurts me
I can't look away
I can't cry
It stares back
I'm alive
A child sings about alphabets
Early onset hooked on phonics
But he can't write shit
But he can't help it
Early mornings wear me down
So do nights
Fall off into the ocean
Turn off the lights
Because the problems seem simple with solutions so complicated
Holes that won't listen to any justified complaining
They seem uninterested in any quarrels
Of mine for which I could seek medical attention
Own up to past trials and tribulations
Gain understanding of more situations
See other sides, don't throw knives
There's more to be seen behind the eyes
The oceans rises and falls on the edge of the beach
It takes my breath away I forget how to speak
I look over to you feeling the same effect
Only once though I'll never forget
And the water hates to see us smile
And the water wants to cry for a while
It's in style
So I say good bye
(The ocean waves goodbye)
Though it's not the last time
(Though it's not the last time)
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The War Turtles

The War Turtles

About “Burned Retinas” by The War Turtles

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"Burned Retinas" appears on "The First Thing" in 2019.

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