The Story Of My Life-Astronautalis

[ti:The Story Of My Life] [ar:Astronautalis] [al:Pomegranate] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Story Of My Life - Astronautalis [00:08.54]I was born in a box car [00:12.59]Color blind pigeon toed pock marked [00:15.03]Twisted figure broken heart they'd fixed up with monkey parts [00:17.84]I was born in a four story roach motel [00:19.76]With floor to ceiling agitations [00:21.20]Wooden blocks and basic distaste for anything else [00:23.08]I was raised by a pack of wolves [00:25.04]Nursed in our nations capital [00:26.29]Taught to hunt and gather food [00:28.07]And howl at the moon in the reflecting pool [00:29.93]I was raised by a slow jam [00:31.16]Two grizzlies for a mother who cared [00:32.17]Six packs of ramen nostradamus paranoia affair [00:34.45]I fell in love with the flim flammer [00:36.40]Charming con artist sexy counterfeiter [00:38.15]Pretty grifter hidden ace switch making quick fingers [00:41.05]I fell in love with the most beautiful vulture [00:42.89]She picked away my flesh I'm left with skeletons [00:45.51]Welcome warm and tearing through my shoulders [00:47.45]And she gave birth to my only son [00:49.13]A smoking gun blue eyed block chip [00:50.74]On the first warm day to end the ice age frostbit [00:53.17]And she gave birth to a lion cub [00:54.86]It's followed me for years now [00:55.97]Meaner by the day so I don't speak [00:58.31]I know it's chewing on my fingers while I sleep [01:00.38]I know it's stupid but it keeps without a leash [01:02.94]And I've been trying to set it loose [01:04.64]It seems it's freedom stripping me [01:05.89]So I treat it like what it is [01:08.50]I lay these eggshells to remember to be careful [01:10.50]You can find a swarm where the stingers hold back [01:13.33]You can find a warm spot in a cold snap [01:16.15]If you don't scratch when the itches make you hair stand tall [01:19.90]It may shake you but you won't fall down [01:22.12]You can find a swarm where the stingers hold back [01:25.17]You can find a warm spot in a cold snap [01:28.01]If you don't scratch when the itches make you hair stand tall [01:31.59]It may shake you but you won't fall [01:33.89]Justice can sleep for centuries [01:38.06]To wake when it's least expected [01:41.45]I never seen miraculous deeds fall on those who expect them [01:47.31]Life ain't a dream it's just a string of jokes [01:51.21]All connected there's something beautiful to me [01:55.39]In the act of making your own death bed and we sung [01:59.44]We all walk with smiles like chalk quick to wash off [02:02.67]Suit and loose and unbuttoned like ready to draw [02:05.27]Love it raw 'till tender is far too fierce for us [02:08.44]Winter is almost here for us and like july [02:10.90]Hard to find tracks when it's buried under so much decay [02:14.13]Hard to find trail when it's buried under what's paved [02:16.76]This is the story of my trial by erosion of words [02:20.11]Simple what's right like who's just being polite [02:22.56]We all walk with smiles like chalk quick to wash off [02:26.52]Suit and loose and unbuttoned like ready to draw [02:28.95]Love it raw 'till tender is far too fierce for us [02:32.09]Winter is almost here for us it's like july [02:34.36]Hard to find tracks when it's buried under so much decay [02:38.14]Hard to find trail when it's buried under what's paved [02:40.58]This is the story of my trial by erosion of words [02:43.95]Simple what's right like who's just being polite [02:45.87]You can find a swarm where the stingers hold back [02:48.68]You can find a warm spot in a cold snap [02:51.46]If you don't scratch when the itches make you hair stand tall [02:55.11]It may shake you but you won't fall down [02:57.53]You can find a swarm where the stingers hold back [03:00.45]You can find a warm spot in a cold snap [03:03.34]If you don't scratch when the itches make you hair stand tall [03:06.66]It may shake you but you won't fall down [03:08.99]You can find a swarm where the stingers hold back [03:12.57]You can find a warm spot in a cold snap [03:15.34]If you don't scratch when the itches make you hair stand tall [03:19.04]It may shake you but you won't fall down