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Bricks & Bones

by Wargo

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1.
I wrote a simple song to see if I still could I haven't left my room in two whole months I took this little step to regain my mental health It's so much harder than I had ever thought So I wrote this song I felt so helpless laying in my bed Figuring the point to all this dread I cried for nights on end hoping to find a way To keep me here when I just want to leave So I wrote a song I haven't cleaned this place for what feels like weeks The dishes are mocking me from the sink I haven't washed my clothes, the shower has gone unused The dust grows more menacing every day But I wrote this song I haven't swept the floor, the bills are stacked so high On the table with other deadlines I'll ignore The sun screams into my room with heartless disregard I'd rather just stay here and just fade away Instead I wrote this song
2.
Well I’ve always worked with my hands Unforgiving labor in unsavory lands Broken back and nearly broken spirit I’ve taste the dirt mixed sweat defeat Risen up on worn down tired feet I’ve reached for the brass ring, though no where near it And you would tell me I’m not worth my salt in gold Kicked to the curb long before I’ve even gotten old *Chorus* I’m not dead yet I’ve still got use left Don’t need a savior Just honest labor Hard work for fair pay Don’t throw me away Stretched out and under slept But I’m not dead yet I’m worth more than they say The boss man will take me aside Tell me hopeful things about work and pride What he really means is I just made him richer But I will never see that coin No tradesmen unions I can join A bleak and hopeless, sorry sort of picture And they will tell me I should be thankful for this job Uneducated work for the uneducated mob *chorus* There's so much more of us then them We should bring this to an end I don’t want to live under the foreman’s thumb no more But how can we can we fight to save our lives When the system is work or die *chorus*
3.
Where do you go when you don’t belong? Where do you hide when you can’t hear your song? What god do you turn to when you’ve been abandoned? Do you just find a new place at random? A broken promise left unsaid A thread bare trust that’s been undone Lonely isolation Frantic frustration takes hold It’s getting tiresome It’s getting fucking old One single female Seeking a place where I fit in Two bedrooms and central air Feeling good in my own skin Comfort and belonging To return to when I roam Pet friendly and smoke free Single female seeking home What is a home, but an abstraction? Unquantifiable and not a transaction What if that feeling lies within me? What if my happiness my own goddamn responsibility? It’s been hard to love myself The war is fraught; it’s been hard won Subvert all expectations Leave bad temptations behind Find what I’ve been seeking In the depths of my own mind *chorus* What if I never get there What if the journey does me in The future is uncertain; I’m frightened Why’s it so hard to look within? To see: *chorus* x2
4.
Greetings from your long lost forgotten friend It's been a long time since you knew my name I haven't forgotten yours I'm sure you’re doing fine. You did so much to define me But I will never sing your praise You are the living ghost that haunts my memories This correspondence is not to make repairs For the damages long ago received I am the reminder Of the secrets that you keep When all is quiet And I’m alone inside my mind You’ll be the demon hunting me From which I cannot hide *chorus* With what you know How can you sleep So here I am Your darling blackest sheep I'm so glad you'll never know Just how far I've come From broken and alone To awoken and beyond If you could see the sunshine down On my newly discovered smile I hope it tears you apart I hope it tears you apart I didn’t deserve this scar You don’t deserve anything at all *chorus*
5.
There's a fire burning Deep inside And it's trying to get out And I can't keep it in I can't take anymore When will these ends ever justify these means I don't know I don't know But if you think all this is deservedly so Well that's fine Because I don't mind Fighting *chorus* Nothing's gonna be alright I need to make it through another night And I can’t stop my heart from pounding Nothing's gonna be ok I’m think I’m gonna go away Away from all this automatic, problematic, systematic American strife What did we do to deserve This targeted strike I just want to be me You just want me to bleed You want to "take it back" But you never lost control Now I'm scared I'm so scared And if this is how it goes than you better be prepared Cause I won't go No I won't go Without a fight *chorus* How many have to die Before we read between the lies Of this arbitrary aristocracy Simple autonomy Is what I hope for you and me ‘Cuase we may not get what we want But when we take back what we need Then you might see You might see. You might see. Me *chorus*
6.
The weather is changing And I can’t do a thing about it It makes me so desperately sad Crushingly subdued Everyone tells me “it’s not that bad Take your vitamins You’ll be thankful you had Take care of your health And just try to be glad” But I take all my supplements and became vegan I’m trying to think myself better But it just won’t begin The storm is coming; It’s time to take cover This might be the worst one yet Nothing to do but discover If I’ll survive The dark clouds are swirling And clapping with thunder I keep taking these small bitter pills To keep me from going under A lightning bolt crashes It tears me asunder It’ll pass by they say An innocent squall Then why I’m so scared That I might lose it all These medications don’t make me feel stable If they cannot help me how could I ever be able? Chorus And it rains For days on end I can’t see through the haze My mind is wildly flailing I’m trying so hard To get through one more day As I’m slipping away My grip is slowly failing A brain wasn’t meant to be this fucking malaligned I’m praying to no one that I make it out alive Chorus

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released April 1, 2019

All songs written and performed by Wargo (Eva Dee Warguleski)
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Allen Bergendhal @ The Ward
Cover art by Ross Gerhold
Inside art by Solus Buck

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Wargo Richmond, Virginia

Wargo is a solo-acoustic artist living in Richmond, VA. She grew up in Winchester, VA and lived previously in Syracuse NY. Her sound is directly influenced by the east coast punk scene she grew up playing in with a mix of the folksy charm of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The result is a style she likes to call Appalachian Power Pop. ... more

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