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Use It

from Subtown Rituals by Astra Kelly

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Use It

I will plant a flag here, kiss the ground I stand upon,
walk around you in circles, blowing smoke over your head.
Whispering, “why have you come here?”, begging you to remember.
I gift you with my intention, do with it what you will.

All of the sudden it became terribly funny,
and I wasn’t even trying to make a joke.
Here I was alone feeling sorry for myself,
getting pissed off and more ill by the second.
Then I noticed how horrible and unflattering it felt,
and I couldn’t help but laugh.

Got a brain and I know how to use it,
got a body and I know how to move it, I got love...
and when you get love just once, you’re never gonna loose it.

I will leave a name here, carved in your tree,
watch you descend from the sky, while I stand at attention and empty.
Somehow I knew, but I could never say,
my secret told only to me, center of a road that leads back to you,
this getaway is gonna be easy

bridge:
I want everything to never end, but I don’t care when it does.
There was a master who wrote, “there are ways within eachother that cannot be said by anyone.”
Over and over, we are touched by the same hands,
c’mon pretty baby, won’t you join me?
Join me. Join me.

All of the sudden it became terribly funny,
and I wasn’t even trying to make a joke.
Who was I to hold on to you, when I couldn’t even hold myself.
We have everything we thing we need here,
why should we have to search anywhere else?

Got a brain and I know how to use it,
got a body and I know how to move it, I got love...
and when you get love just once, you’re never gonna loose it.

*quote by Rumi

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from Subtown Rituals, released October 1, 1999

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Astra Kelly San Diego, California

With a lyric-based, melodic sound and soaring vocals, Astra fuses her Chicago roots in blues and soul
with indie folk and alt-country. The lyrics read like poetry, speaking of emotional transformation and freedom. She's been nominated for nine SD Music Awards, her music video was showcased in the SD Film Fest. She wears many hats in the industry including helping others find their music mojo. ... more

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