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nocturnal

by Lizzie Bartow

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nocturnal 02:25
There are rules to being a vampire: You must never name your cats and you must always name your lighters Don't hang out in places built past '75 and if you go somewhere always make sure you've been invited Only quote authors and reject offers to eat anywhere black coffee is not served You must wake nightly You must speak brightly You must stun them all in look and act before you speak a word So don't take advice from blood-drinkers Do not take advice from poets and thinkers Do not think that I can say a word about your life when I never learned the proper way to see the light I will dance with you and I will bring you to delight But don't! Oh, don't No, don't let a vampire live your life There are rules to being nocturnal: You must know what drinks to drink and you must know yourself eternal Don't go to clubs with more than one dance floor and if you've been invited double check just to make sure Keep your friends' tokens Keep your heart open Read old poems writ by somber candle-flame You must sing sweetly You must mourn completely If they ask you who you are don't ever give out your real name So don't take advice from night-risers Do not take advice from kindred or their sires Do not think that I have got a single thing to say when I never did know how to make it in the day I will give you every star under the milky way But don't! Oh, don't No, don't let a vampire rule your day
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coffin nails 02:52
Take three coffin nails, put me up for the night I promise I stopped in for more than a bite When you lie awake, I'll be lying with you too Every hour spent sleeping is one I can't see you Wake up when the sun rises when the day breaks and sleep closes my eyelids Wake up! When the day is long I will hide away I will write this song I'll say: Where are you now, dear? I'll say: Where do you go? I'll say how hard it must be when the sunlight blinds like snow I'll say I am sorry to leave you alone I'll say I am sorry I am little more than a ghost in your home Lay back when the air is still when the moon is full you will get your fill Lay down! When the night is deep I will keep you there I will guard your sleep Take three coffin nails, put me up for the night I promise I stopped in for more than a bite When you lie awake, I'll be lying with you too Every hour spent sleeping is one I can't see you
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To Donavan. Here's to another year and many more.

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released November 3, 2016

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Lizzie Bartow Asheville, North Carolina

Lizzie Bartow is a singer/songwriter from Asheville, NC.

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