Name: Euphemism
Duration: P00H04M09S
Description: written/recorded in my basement

Euphemism

by Sophie Kohn

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written/recorded in my basement

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I'm peeling back skin
sweet layers but
the lie knows it's never ripe
never enough to seek out your company
or steal into your dreams at night

yes, this is a euphemism
and yes, you and I are a euphemism
it comes from trying so hard

we sneak into your old house
lie on the floorboards, play old CDs
our ghosts sound like tape recorders rewound
for another try
we dance with only our toes
nobody has to know

if our well-wishes align
with your eyes singing poetics -
I won't admit to coincidence
paperbacks are what we deal in
history book, second look
martyrdom is in details

yes, this is a euphemism
and yes, you and I are a euphemism
it comes from trying so hard

we sneak into your girlfriend's kitchen
carve our names under her sink
this script sounds like prayers aloud
but we go on, we go on, we go on
it's easy to sing in modes
nobody has to know

we try too hard
we try too hard
there's a word for you, there's a word for this
what is it?

we sneak into the graveyard
and kiss above forgotten names
your mouth is hungry, and this feels like the last time
don't you know I want it to be
want things without seams
our names are etched in stone
nobody has to know

nobody has to know

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released July 5, 2013
lyrics by Stephanie Chen
music by Sophie Kohn

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Sophie Kohn New Orleans, Louisiana

I'm a pianist who pretends to do other things

20, Boston/New Orleans

SoundCloud

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Jul 2013
Euphemism

Jul 2013

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