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The Shadow Of Lists

from Curtains by Paris Street

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Inspired by an ex-girlfriend who would spend hours updating her to-do lists every day, this was supposed to be part of an EP called "A Short Album About Falling Apart". "Aimless Song" - which can also be found in this collection - was intended to be the lead-off track on that EP.

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Under the shadow of lists, I try to keep going
Under the shadow of lists, I go on
But the shadows persist as the lists keep growing
The shadow of lists grows on

I'm biding my time with the pen and the paper
But the pattern of words come out wrong
Tell myself it'll be fine - that the best can come later
Putting off, putting off, putting off

Under the shadow of lists, I try to keep going
Under the shadow of lists, I go on
But the shadows persist as the lists keep growing
The shadow of lists grows on

I'm wasting my time with the pen and the paper
The patterns always come out wrong
Stare at the lines as the dread grows greater
Putting off, putting off, putting off

It's too much to bear and the worst of it is that
The fault is no one's but my own
The solutions are there - I know that I can beat this but
It's easier to let the lists grow

Under the shadow of lists, I try to keep going
Under the shadow of lists, I go on
But the shadows persist as the lists keep growing
The shadow of lists grows on

I'm just killing time with the pen and the paper
And the pattern of words come out wrong
Tell myself it'll be fine - that the best can come later
Putting off, putting off, putting off


It's too much to bear and the worst of it is that
The fault is no one's but my own
The solutions are there - I know that I can beat this but
It's easier to let the lists grow

I don't want to wait anymore
I don't want to wait anymore
I don't want to wait anymore
I don't want to wait anymore

Under the shadow of lists, I try to keep going
Under the shadow of lists, I go on
But the shadows persist as the lists keep growing
The shadow of lists grows on

Under the shadow of lists, I try to keep going
Under the shadow of lists, I go on
But the shadows persist as the lists keep growing
The shadow of lists grows on

credits

from Curtains, released March 5, 2013
Written by Carl Polgar.
Performed by Christy Anderson (vocals) and Carl Polgar (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboard, floor tom).
Recorded in the fall of 2010 at a duplex in the Belmont neighborhood of Nashville.

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