Princetonite

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how can I live with the ghost of possibilities if he still ca-a-a-alls
screaming and howling like there’s something in the wa-a-a-alls
talking about the water and the fountain and the way it’s never dark
and the kids in Palmer Square with little polos and berry tarts

I guess as a kid I could have listened, some of this could have been prevented
But others’ errors I am far too self-conscious to ever mention

If there’s something wrong with me you cannot put me back because
You had your chance and you have never cut me any slack

My girl and I will run away to Wilmington once we can pay the cost of leaving
And she will cry in the mottled light, and the sunrise bakes us pink and even
And I wipe her tears with my salty shirt and I say I love you even though it hurts
And I know I’m broken but I do it for her and in the scheme of things I think I could be worse.

If I’d been tougher and I’d been colder I probably would have never met her
And the Ivy League’s no guarantee of the nebulous concept of pleasure

If there’s something wrong with me you cannot put me back because
I’d save my own skin time and time again the world has taught me that

I love people even when I don’t I don’t know how to say that right
But I’ve learned to bear it on my own and I can finally sleep at night

If I’m confused by my own empathy you cannot put me back because
I’m 20 years old and 110 pounds and it’s a little late for that.

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released June 30, 2018

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Teleportation Princeton, New Jersey

Hi, I'm Cal. For now this is just me playing acoustic guitar and singing, but enjoy.

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