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Anything (Adrianne Lenker cover)

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I learned to play this song in order to teach it to a guitar student of mine. It's become my absolute favourite thing to play on the instrument, a workout for both the left and right hands (here's the accompanying video of me playing it to see how much of a stretch there is in the left hand: youtu.be/dPvnURPi98I?si=Yr-8kEBLYFYjK_nM )

It's a regular on the weekly Twitch streams (every Wednesday at www.twitch.tv/paperbeatscissors ) and, to my mind, captures the feeling of knowing a relationship you're in is over, but you haven't quite left it, yet. Anyway, as I love it so much I thought I'd share my version with you.

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Staring down the barrel of the hot sun
Shining with the sheen of a shotgun
Carol has a little if we need some
Joa has a ride if we wanna come

Hanging your jeans with a clothespin
Skin still wet, still on my skin
Mango in your mouth, juice drippin'
Shoulder of your shirt sleeve slippin'

Christmas Eve with your mother and sis
Don't wanna fight but your mother insists
Dog's white teeth slice right through my fist
Drive to the ER and they put me on risk

Grocery store list, now you get pissed
Unchecked calls and messages
I don't wanna be the owner of your fantasy
I just wanna be a part of your family

And I don't wanna talk about anything
I don't wanna talk about anything
I wanna kiss, kiss your eyes again
Wanna witness your eyes looking

I don't wanna talk about anyonе
I don't wanna talk about anyone
I wanna sleep in your car while you're driving
Lay in your lap whеn I'm crying

Circle of pine and red oak
Circle of moss and fire smoke
Fan on the ceiling like a wheel spoke
Push the clutch and I pull the choke

Wanna listen to the sound of you blinking
Wanna listen to your hands soothe
Listen to your heart beating
Listen to the way you move

And I don't wanna talk about anything
I don't wanna talk about anything
I wanna kiss, kiss your eyes again
Wanna witness your eyes looking

I don't wanna talk about anyone
I don't wanna talk about anyone
I wanna sleep in your car while you're driving
Lay in your lap when I'm crying

Weren't we the stars in Heaven?
Weren't we the salt in the sea?
Dragon in the new warm mountain
Didn't you believe in me?

You held me the whole way through
But I couldn't say the words like you
I was scared, Indigo, but I wanted to
I was scared, Indigo, but I wanted to

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released December 15, 2023
Written by Adrianne Lenker

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