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Swallowing Gum

from Surge of Confidence by Bug Hunter

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About writer's block and big changes

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It hit me soft enough I didn't stop
or plan to change my course
when all I needed was a little shove
to help me out the door
oh mine's a hopeless home that never seems
to let me know
I've shuttered out the view

But that's what we need sunlight for
to creep below the cracks and to
remind me there's a window,
and that window has a latch
but I'm holding up a stone so please step back
because this rock is coming through

And I'm swallowing gum,
lodged in my throat
Spit out my words or damnit I'll choke
I'm swallowing Gum
(x2)

So maybe I will move away and
load up all my things so I can
drive along the coast and see
what rainy weather brings
If you told me it would dry out all my papers
maybe I wouldn't have gone

But that thats thing about me
you just have to understand
I'm still sure as hell short-sighted,
and my vision's going bad
I'd have told you it's too tough for me
and wouldn't have been more wrong

[Chorus again here]

[Lame Solo here]

So I might be missing out on what's
expected of my youth
but rites of passage all seem average
from my passive point of view
sometimes a sacrifice is needed if
you want to be remembered when you're gone

And my balance needs to calibrate
before I hit it big
but I'll be battling the best of 'em
much sooner than you think
Oh my ambitions might beat both my best
intentions but I'll tell you when I'm done

And I'm swallowing gum,
lodged in my throat
Spit out my words or damnit I'll choke
I'm swallowing Gum

I'm swallowing gum,
lodged in my throat
Spit out my words or damnit I'll choke to death I know

I'm swallowing gum,
lodged in my trachaea
who'd have thought it'd take that much
to wake me up
I know I'm blessed but so stubborn when it counts

And I'm swallowing gum,
lodged in my throat
Spit out my words or damnit I'll choke
I'm swallowing Gum

I'm swallowing Gum

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from Surge of Confidence, released November 20, 2015

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Bug Hunter Seattle, Washington

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Quick, clever consonance. Pop with a lot of thought.

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