Loose Panic

Gasoline

she had just fifteen more miles to go
of a two thousand mile ride
when she saw her tank was running low
and she pulled off to the side

she had a moment that no one can plan
that froze her foot down to the floor
a blonde haired doll held in much smaller hands
in a gas stop convenience store

all she needs to blow this scene is gasoline
she won't be seen after gasoline

some things get so broke that no glue can keep
the cracks from leaking at the seams
she's bathed in every ocean she can name
but will never feel clean

all she needs to stop these screams is gasoline
she won't be seen after gasoline

there is no doubt in her mind that these ghosts
will find her anywhere
but this match will make sure that at least he won't
so long as he's passed out in there

all she needs to take the air he breaths is gasoline
she won't be seen after gasoline

originally released on the In Hindsight EP (2023)

Forget My Name

in the dark I squint and blink
picturing you tracing this heart of ink
you're the thought I can't help but think
my chest beats out a rhythm to its brink
so I slump downstairs for one more drink
so I can't think

you asked if I wanted to play a game
struck the match and burst me into flame
and I don't know who's more to blame
alls I'll ever know is I'll never be the same
so forget this voice and my name
forget my name
forget my name

tear my muscle from my bone
grind this broken heart between two stones
make the familiar the unknown
and stay, stay, stay gone

I think I know who's more to blame
but it don't really matter now, it's all the same
so forget this song and my name
forget my name
forget my name

originally released on the In Hindsight EP (2023)

Waiting

I can watch as this kettle boils
standing still in place
and I can wait for the hands to turn
ten times around the face
till all the earth's people
vanish without a trace

but it's taking a long time
it's taking a long time
it's taking a long time
to get you off my mind

I could wait for the phone to ring
with the doctor's voice
willingly play the ice cream man
as each child made their choice
watch sand born from pebbles
with an infinite poise

but it's taking a long time
it's taking a long time
it's taking a long time
to get you off my mind

they say memory is for reverie
but my memory is my enemy

I could watch as a sinking ship
rusts to dust in the sea
I could wait while a forest grows
from a handful of seeds
I could cross the seven oceans
rowing patiently

but it's taking a long time
it's taking a long time
it's taking a long time
to get you off my mind

originally released on the In Hindsight EP (2023)