licking at the wound

from the legend of the human animal by -k

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-story time-
time has passed
after a series of probation violation and a few years in state penitentiary, the human animal is free, but doesn't know how to live freely. he is still chained to his addictions and has lost touch with his muse.

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the gate ain't latched
the leash ain't tied
no one's gonna stop you
if you tried
to run as far away from here
till you find the last frontier
but you keep hanging round the yard
like you're accustomed to the fence
and though the wild calls you on the wind
you ain't picking up the scent

cause you've been tethered to the porch so long
you've forgotten how to hunt
you've been kicked around and beaten down
till you're too afraid to run
you should be out there chasing rabbits
and barking at the moon
because a broken spirit can't be soothed
by licking at the wound

the paint is wet, the canvas stretched
but you ain't moving nothing yet
what happened to the artist?
did the vision they forget?
did you bury all your dreams
when they locked you in the pen?
put your nose to the ground
and track them down
and dig them up again

yeah you've been tethered to the porch so long
you've forgotten how to hunt
you've been kicked around and beaten down
till you're too afraid to run
you should be out there chasing rabbits
and barking at the moon
because a broken spirit can't be soothed
by licking at the wound
cause a broken spirit can't be soothed
by licking at the wound

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from the legend of the human animal, released November 20, 2020

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-k Hurdland, Missouri

i sing songs that pop in my head.
I record them so i can forget them.
Here they are.
Enjoy.

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