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See the Sickness

from The Atlantic Recollection by Andrew White

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Either way you look you're looking past me
We're not the same, friend, we're not the same anymore
You are alone in this world
That's not my problem; you looked past my shore

Oh, you're out at sea now looking for me
I'm a year gone, going the other way
I tried to catch your rope as you went by me
Your hands were busy, you screamed out, "I was too late!"

The sun is beating down upon your skin
Your getting burnt friend. Cover up before you die
You drink up all the water that's around you
You're getting sick now. You pass out face to the sky

"Oh, won't you rescue me my love?
Come and pick me up."
Your words stopped at the stern
You waved your hands and called my name
I'll be the one to blame
'Cause I will never turn

Water's splashing up onto your deck
Your getting wet but you don't even know
You walk around in circles with your compass
I know you're lost and you don't know where to go

I tried to steer your boat from a distance
And now you're missing my hand upon the wheel
You pushed away my hand with loathing
I felt it burning through the things I used to feel

"Oh, won't you rescue me my love?
Come and pick me up."
Your words stopped at the stern
You waved your hands and called my name
I'll be the one to blame
'Cause I will never turn

I am so very far away
And that's where I'll stay
You'll be Captain of your boat
You know that this is what you want
I'll be forever gone
You can now be alone/I hope you are alone

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from The Atlantic Recollection, released April 7, 2012

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Andrew White Portland, Oregon

Bred more by wandering than by his native Ohio, Andrew White weaves pop-folk tune-stories that feature enough personalities to populate a small town. Armed with his sister's haunting falsetto, he renders scenes and stories of staggering emotional variety. His multi-instrumental blends of the ordinary and supernatural provoke the thinking mind as much as it will the dancing feet. ... more

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