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Grow - Lyrics by Posies


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he closed his eyes and was alonehe held his hand and felt it growhe had become a gyroscopeall wound inside and no controland all the tiny tendrilshow they longed for reassuranceas the little boxed-in bushespay the price of perseverancea wasted day had come and gonehe searched his wrist for extra timeand finding none to his remorsehe pulled the plug and left for goodhe cracked a smile (he cracked a smile)and no one laughed (and no one laughed)I'm just an inside joke he thoughtbut who was he (but who was he)to say his thing to anyoneabout this stupid selfish stuffand all the tiny tendrilshow they longed for reassuranceas the little boxed-in bushespay the price of perseverancehe closed his eyes and was afraidhe held his hand and felt it grow

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