Sick of the Radio

from The Darkness of Birds by Amy Petty

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The simple progressions and cliché confessions
The wisdom of teenage obsession
I’m sick of the radio

Depression in major keys, impressions of minor pleas
Skimming the surface of simplicity
I’m sick of the radio

Cuz it sucks me in
It swoops me up high and slams me down low
It sucks me in
The words are so sly and I am so slow

I guess I should know better
Because I am the trendsetter
I change one little letter and the whole thing is new
Clever is my greatest invention
I strive and thrive on the tension
I hang onto that suspension and it all comes true
If you want it to
Do you want it too?

Am I still talking about you?

Cuz every song is about you
Every word is about you
Every thought is about you
It’s like they know how we used to go
How we came to close
I’m sick of the radio

Cuz it sucks me in
It swoops me up high and slams me down low
It sucks me in
The words are so sly and I am so slow
I am so slow

I’ll buy what they’re selling me
Do what they’re telling me
Give when they’re pushing me
I’m sick of the radio

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from The Darkness of Birds, released January 24, 2020

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