RePost: Two songs by Lou Barlow

Lou Barlow

'Easy'
The Folk Implosion

Said I wouldn't do it, leave it alone
Tried to ditch it, followed me right back home
After a while I don't resist
I'm alive with a purpose
My way down looking for it
That's what I'm afraid of

When I finally hold it, arrive on the scene
The doors are open I can hardly breathe
And like every guilty feeling
I've forgotten before
Three hours later, I'm hungry for more
That's what I'm afraid of
I don't have the will to change
Not when it's so easy, to be easy

Resistance is low when I'm feeling bored
What I thought was fun isn't fun anymore
Gravity pulls neither wrong or right
The moon is full and we're out of our heads
Let's do it again and feel allright
The fight is over for now
The fight is over

'Too Pure'

Sebadoh

Is something missing in my touch, a tension tugging at my smile?

If there's a right thing to say, I'm sure I missed it by a mile

Swallowed in some detail, heavy in my blood

I wanna hold you close, but I can't lift my arms up

Is there a reason for this distance?

More than the drug that floats my days

A nervous bug in my system, it keeps me edgy and ashamed

I've got a saint, never ever will forgive

That never understood me but still tells me how to live

It fits when I stretch and I stretch because I can

I stretch until I'm sore and then I open up for more

I do it out of habit, not addiction

And if I give it up, clean out my blood

Will I still feel bored and disconnected?

If I do it all for love, will I ever give enough?

'cause you can never be too pure or too connected

You can never be too pure or too connected

You can never be too pure

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