I’ve been spending too much time/ Searching in vain to find/ The only reason, the only reason/ To be alive/ To be alive to try/ To be somebody
-Angel Olsen, “All the Flowers”
The end will not befall us, the sky will not descend/ Life can be more sweet than bitter if you’ll only let me in
-Father John Misty, “Kiss Me (I Loved You)”
We never do seem to figure…
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