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Pretend I'm Not Here

from Breathing Water in a Dream by The Benzene Ring

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The emptiness of rain
The patter on the lawn
The ground where all our children should have gone
If they had passed the test
We could have laid them there to rest
But they're older than they ever were before
And they ache like a summer day

Forgive this intrusion
I had no illusion you'd embrace my filthy heart
If violence could clean it
Then swing like you mean it
Loose your regrets like poisoned darts

Sleep tight
Cuz in the morning we will scatter
Like the hunted running scared
Sweet spite and stubborn autumn stale
We're breathing the same air

In summer we'd sleep in
But as fall colors creep in
We're awakened by the quiet
The trees we discovered
The cold air uncovered
Branches hard as anthracite

Keep it down
Cuz they're listening on all wires
And these dark red stains
Well it looks like someone died last night
I need your bravery
And your slipshod memory

Sleep tight
Cuz in the morning we will scatter
Like the hunted running scared
Sweet spite and stubborn autumn stale
We're breathing the same air

Forgive this intrusion
I had no illusion you'd embrace my filthy heart
If violence could clean it
Then swing like you mean it
And loose your regrets like poisoned darts

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from Breathing Water in a Dream, released January 1, 2006

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The Benzene Ring New York

The Benzene Ring is a Brooklyn prog-rock band. They explore lush textures and intricate, ambitious compositions. Their music appeals to fans of Yes, Sunny Day Real Estate, Hum, The Mars Volta, Porcupine Tree, and Kayo Dot. Crossing the Divide, called “a true masterpiece,” and an "enormous, truly enormous prog-epic!", features Jeff Aldrich, Eric Hertenstein, Hwarg, and Daniel Gibson. ... more

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