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Dear Life

from Keep It in the Dark by Motes

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lyrics

On the day that you were born I should have warned you
I should have taken you aside
And said "I think I know what you're crying for.
You should be holding on for dear life."

Am I the one who's driving?
Am I in the driver's seat, and are you with me?
I'll have you hanging on for dear life.
I'll have you hanging on for dear life.

I couldn't wait to meet you.
I was so terrified to meet you.
Now I'm the deer and you're the headlights
You've got me holding on for dear life.

And now day and night you haunt me
It's an ordinary thing.
There is a hurricane in your eyes
You've got me hanging on for dear life.

If it's true that all roads lead homeless
There are so many ways I can blow this
And I don't mean to sound so serious
Oh, but I want this.

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from Keep It in the Dark, released May 23, 2015

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Motes Urbana, Illinois

In the traditions of post-punk and dreampop, Motes' guitars are rhythmic and noisy, and their melodies are hushed and frail. The group is decidedly Midwestern, though, in their exploration of emotion through imagery and exposition. Their poetry has a kind of existential clarity; and sometimes, through layers and modulation, Motes get messy—but never miss the mark. ... more

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