Jenna pt. 3

from Jenna by Jesse & the Revelator

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I can see the sun through the holes in the fiberglass
And I consume exhaust till it shows me my past
Holes in walls and arms, laces missin from shoes
Yeah, you ain't surprised, but it's all I ever knew
My bloodline's lookin extra bloody these days

Cereal for dinner, that was all she could prepare
A prize at the bottom and a daughter in her hair
If we're meek enough, we'll inherit the Earth
But of course that's only after they've had their way with her first
My bloodline's lookin extra bloody these days

A funeral for mama, and a ride home with dad
Sinkin every night into an air mattress pad
Thinkin maybe I'm a bother, maybe I'm a freak
I made a friend online who I'm thinkin maybe I should meet
Your bloodline's lookin extra bloody these days

I shoulda been born in another time
Buddy Holly horn-rims, his college pin would mean he's mine
Or him in armory and on his sleeve my ribbons waving
Or a trench in Cantigny, where the thought of me is all that saves him
But ain't the memory worn, and the ribbons torn and the glasses broken?

My whole life was in front of me, that much I'll admit
Though I never stood a chance of actually catchin up to it
But anyone can tell you just how badly I tried
I guess a girl can only take so much carbon monoxide

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from Jenna, released March 27, 2017

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