Linger (Featuring Ashley Kisner)

[Verse 1]
I would’ve put the back of the bus in the foreground,
they wouldn’t take the racket of us to the morgue now,
I got more from the sack of the lunch than was forced down
my throat, I sold my soul to the quotes in each course, wow.
Impressive little children with adult minds, but ain’t taking adult time
to rally up the troops, get a vote to go and set off mines.
A simple smile from a dimpled gal with the southern drawl,
moved from Alabama with pig tails and overalls.
Kinda fowl the way we called her certain nouns,
gotta close the curtain now, ‘cause everything is working out.
You’d be lying if you don’t remember the first time
you laid your eyes on the prize, considered a birthright.
You sit and converse right in front of her, but scared to turn around,
now she’s flirting with the kid that’s from another side of town.
Her name was Molly, she was beautiful, so friendly and suitable,
promised to be dutiful but Molly’s un-recruitable.
Angel, irrefutable, knew the girl wasn’t doable,
but soon I’m seeing nothin’ consumable that ain’t usable,
place it up on the crucible, burn it like its removable
from the soul of a sailor, this sinking ship inexcusable.
But who’s to know, if you’re sinking with it, sh*t is beautiful.
Cowards jumpin’ ship and it’s semi-unconstitutional.
Hate to bring in “–ism’s”, we all livin’ institutional,
I’m ‘bout to give it all for this girl that I ain’t soon to know, delusional.

[Chorus – Ashley Kisner]
Why do I linger?
Why do I come back for more?
Why cant I just say goodbye to all those things you promised before?
Why do I linger?
Why do I come back for more?
I’ve given you everything but you wont let me close that door.

[Verse 2]
Full of empty promises, still reading ‘bout common sense,
addicted to commas, but period - I’m autonomous.
Still I’m living honorless, honestly counting prominence,
my pompousness is bottomless, I’m avoiding anonymous.
With a consciousness tall as a metropolis,
a fortified Acropolis could never live as long as this.
Sick to see incompetence drinking my stream of consciousness,
I ain’t talkin’ ‘bout rap, I thought the fact was freakin’ obvious.

You ever felt insane for minute, then never snap out?
Racking my brain for a limit, but never cap out.
That girl remained independent, no depend on appendage,
so complete and so transcendent she quickly had me ascending.
Here I am at the back of the bus getting addicted.
Never thought I’d have to be tough, admitting a sickness.
Never thought I’d have to give up my soul just to get this
lifted, now hold the flame to the only polaroid witness, what is this…

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
And I don’t know how to go on,
been waiting here for so long,
I want to leave, I want to go,
I try but I fall to the floor.

[Chorus]