Ballast

by Bad Naps

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They say close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades
if that's the case then I want to be one of them today...
because you and your eyes are a constant supply of what I need to keep me straight
and the wild and wonderful adjacent state only seems to get further and further away

Proximity is such a distant feeling
and no amount of maps and books have what it takes to keep me steady

Take me with you wherever you go
I need you in my lungs not this lump in my throat
don't leave from the airport just come back home
I'm so tired of being alone

and it seems to me that I'm in the nosebleeds
you're playing center-stage and I'm 250 miles away

Proximity is such a distant feeling
and no amount of maps and books have what it takes to keep me steady

and it seems I've found myself a bit directionless

Proximity is such a distant feeling
and no amount of maps and books have what it takes to keep me steady

I can't be afraid to fail
in You there is no failure
You've promised me that in violent storms You will be my anchor

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released June 19, 2023
Written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Derek Cook.
Artwork by Derek Cook (derekthecook.weebly.com)

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