A Clean Slate

from Death of the Insurance Salesmen by The Insurance Salesmen

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You say the concept is there,
But where I’m standing right now
All I can see is the result.
And you have taken your time
To study all of the intricate
Details there by default

Under the bridge then, I discovered what I could do.
My eyes were a cinema the world was projected onto.
But now I am effectively as dead as [fill-in-the-blank]
But at least my slate is clean

The tiny placard beside,
Loaded with words that nobody cares to
Scan while passing by.
And maybe within a week
I’ll build a fire and send this effort
Upward toward the sky.

Down by the docks, I saw an uglier side to you.
Your eyes were just windows I was able to see right through.
And now I’m back to where I started as if nothing ever came before
But at least my slate is clean.

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from Death of the Insurance Salesmen, released April 27, 2014

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