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Something, Something​.​.​. Poetry and Light

by Two Dragons and a Cheetah

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1.
So today's the day You'll break the habit's what you say That today's the day you'll find your sweet release And tonight's the night That you'll give up on that fight Stop pretending this is more than what it seems So you crash and burn Double back and hit return Erase it all and then you start again When there's so much pain That you're sure you'll go insane That's when you swear that this will truly be the end Now your worst enemy is the memory Of the choices that you made The ones that haunt you in the stillness of the night And you ask desperately, will they remember me What's the thing I'll leave behind When all that's left of me is poetry and light So today's the day That you'll set out on your way Pack your bags and never look behind again And tonight's the night That you swear you'll get it right And find the strength to quell the voices in your head When your worst enemy is the memory Of the choices that you made The ones that haunt you in the stillness of the night And you ask desperately, will they remember me What's the thing I'll leave behind When all that's left of me When all that's left...
2.
Lessons 02:22
Now it's true my mama told me That I write too many sad songs But when you figure it out When the truth comes out You do what you need to get along So when you can step back Check the facts and relax For what will be will be Some lessons we learn the hard way And on this one we all agree That sometimes it ain't right And sometimes it ain't fair By the time you think you've got it figured out You realize you ain't gone nowhere Well you can sit and stew And wonder what to do Or you can just kick back and get high Sometimes a little love Is all we need to get by Now there's a pill to keep you happy And a pill to fall asleep But where's the pill that kills the pain From all the secrets that you keep It's always good until it isn't And when it isn't good no more That's when we are reminded Of the lessons we learned before That sometimes it ain't right And sometimes it ain't fair By the time you think you've got it figured out You realize you ain't gone nowhere Well you can sit and stew And wonder what to do Or you can just kick back and get high Sometimes a little love Is all we need to get by
3.
Pieces 04:31
It's a beautiful sadness That moves us through the day Through twisted mazes filled with tortured compromise And that which doesn't kill us Can really make you want to scream And seek solace in the absence of alibis But the thing we never say out loud is... That I'm so afraid Scared of what they're going to say Still haunted by yesterday And tears can't make up for lost time What's left I plan to keep as mine Won't let it go without a fight And it starts today I give away pieces Scatter them around Share a secret with a stranger for a night But I'm the only one who knows What's really going down It's easy when you keep it all inside Still the thing we never say out loud is... That I'm so afraid Scared of what they're going to say Still haunted by yesterday And tears can't make up for lost time What's left I plan to keep as mine Won't let it go without a fight And it starts today And I'm so afraid Scared of what they're going to say Still haunted by yesterday And tears can't make up for lost time What's left I plan to keep as mine Won't let it go without a fight And it starts today
4.
Intermission 01:23
5.
Sanctuary 02:36
This used to be my sanctuary Now it is my hell I once came here for asylum From a pain I knew too well And I hate myself for saying this And for crying over you But it was not reckless abandon What transpired entre nous And now I'm stuck here with these memories And your scent all over me Can this still be my place of solace When I still feel your body's heat And the only thing I'm sure of Is this restless, burning need And this all too keen awareness Of a desire I can't feed Can you feel me like I feel you The heavy heartbeat, the trepid hands I hear you whisper when you're not speaking Feel your torture at your loss of command Silent echoes enter discreetly Soft surrenders breaking new ground I taste your teardrops when you're not crying Feel you with me when you're not around I want to wake up in the morning In your cast off collared shirt I want to be your place of safety And take away your hurt I have no other angle But to give you all of me And hope that in the end A sanctuary's what you'll see Can you feel me like I feel you The heavy heartbeat, the trepid hands I hear you whisper when you're not speaking Feel your torture at your loss of command Silent echoes enter discreetly Soft surrenders breaking new ground I taste your teardrops when you're not crying Feel you with me when you're not around
6.
It eats me up alive It's all consuming Long as I'm alive It's still there looming While I may try to seem Unassuming The cards are down Adrenaline junkie Strung out on drama Foolishly believes In a thing called karma Expecting retribution For past trauma That won't ever arrive And it won't be different this time All the things we dare not say The distractions that get in the way Of the pursuit of peace of mind Because I fall apart each time Why are there mistakes We keep on making Diminished self respect Ripe for the taking Aware of all the things I should be forsaking But can't let go Just let me get it out Straight up neurotic It's getting to the point Of borderline psychotic I just can't help but feel That stare's hypnotic And driving me insane And I wish I could refrain All the things we dare not say The distractions that get in the way Of the pursuit of peace of mind Because I fall apart each time Another whisper in my ear Reignites the fire Desperate for a way To dial back desire Obsession is a drug I need no supplier I've plenty on my own All the things we dare not say The distractions that get in the way Of the pursuit of peace of mind Because I fall apart each time
7.
You compel me With that effervescent stare Eviscerate me Rip me apart and strip me bare And I'll follow you down that road Wherever it goes And it doesn't make much sense Biding time at my pride's expense I close my eyes and try to find The logic and the lines But they no longer satisfy You abuse me When you're curiously coy Intoxicate me With an air I can't avoid You keep me dangling from shoestring vines But I keep coming back for more And it doesn't make much sense Biding time at my pride's expense I close my eyes and try to find The logic and the lines But they no longer satisfy No, it doesn't make much sense Biding time at my pride's expense I close my eyes and try to find The logic and the lines But they no longer satisfy

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Debut EP by Washington, DC-based duo Two Dragons and a Cheetah

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released December 5, 2014

Maryjo Mattea - vocals and guitar
Joel Wu - drums

"Logic and the Lines" guitar solo by Jason Mendelson

Recorded and mixed by Mark Peteritas (Working Man's Productions) and Jason Mendelson (Park Center Studio)

Mastered by Mark Peteritas (Working Man's Productions)

Cover art and logo by Kodi Seaton (The Un Group Graphic Design)

All songs written by Maryjo Mattea. ℗ Four Minute Symphonies 2014.

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Two Dragons and a Cheetah Washington, D.C.

Washington, DC-based grunge-garage duo made up of singer-guitarist, Maryjo Mattea, and drummer, Joel Wu.

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