Turpentine

from Saboteur by Lifeboat Etiquette

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Once awake you're slow to roll over
until I shake you and pull back the covers
let's be late, late you say
or skip altogether
the plans we made over the summer

Oh Designer, Designer, design me a way
Designer, Designer, design me a way
to stay in her head

Once awake I have to start over
strip the paint and bathe in the turpentine
the canvas calls me, "so you say you're a saint?"
that's hard to see, it's all been erased

So what do I do with all this negative space?
What do I do with you?

When you designed her, designed her
designed her this way
Designed her, designed her, designed her this way
to stay in my head
to stay in my heart
to stay in my head

Once awake, you're slow to roll over

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from Saboteur, released December 4, 2011

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Lifeboat Etiquette Fort Collins, Colorado

Lifeboat Etiquette, the moniker for singer-songwriter Ryan Hollen, has been around the Fort Collins area since 2005. Originally a solo act, new members were added over the years, including Baily Stauffer (now Hollen, thanks very much) who married into the project. Songwriter Shawn Keefer joined the band in 2011, rounding out the harmonies. You can listen to his full-length album Saboteur now! ... more

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