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Lovely Mess

from Collier Canyon by Oceanography

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lyrics

Major cities are miles apart for a reason you claim
Ordinary people living ordinary lives
But the distance in between can become a tangible thing

Quit trying to clean me up
I never meant to spill my guts

What’s good in life isn’t so easily defined
You've been having bad dreams
about good things gone badly
Crossing borders for better futures
can only add to your confusion
Quit trying to clean me up
I never meant to bare my throat
Polish your past with your family crest
Show me a life with no regrets

You claim to see the accident twelve cars ahead
You’ve been keeping one bag packed to follow shadows your marksman cast
But even as the icecaps meltyou can’t unbuckle your hangman’s belt

Quit trying to clean it up
I need a place to hang my coat
Always the last one to be impressed
Always the last lovely mess

And I’m busy busy busy making my ends meet
And I’m busy busy busy trapped in the scenery
So I’m changing my lucky number to one

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from Collier Canyon, released October 4, 2019

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Oceanography Oakland, California

Oceanography is the solo project of Oakland-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Brian Kelly. He brings a unique pop sensibility to bittersweet songs of heartbreak, loss, and longing, recalling at times The War on Drugs, My Morning Jacket, and Damien Jurado. His literary eye for detail and deceptively powerful voice create moments of catharsis and beauty amid the bleak and mundane. ... more

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