Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Astigmatisim, artist - Astronautalis.
Date of issue: 12.06.2006
Song language: English
Astigmatisim |
A little kid turns the corner, quick on his feet |
My vision’s no good no more; |
he’s just a smudge in the street |
The colors blur in my eyes just like ink in the rain |
The city, soaked in its lights, is slowly washing away |
Everything is just a background, waiting to take shape and appear |
Inside my windshield eyes with Vaseline tears |
Muffled chuckles and leaky ceilings |
Hazy coffee stains, collectible keyrings |
A scrapbook of snapshots taken in shaky concealment |
Never trusted my love and her wallpaper feelings |
There’s something so comforting about her uncertain arms |
There’s beauty in danger, safety in harm |
A five dollar psychic offers bargain predictions |
Connecting my murdering a mantis to my moderate affliction |
Once when I was a child I ran to my door; |
upon grabbing the knob |
I crushed the prostrate bug inside of my palm |
I watched his little green frame fall far from my hand |
I guess his prayers were never answered by God, He got the upper hand |
Struck blind over time inside flashes in steps |
We all pay for our sins in the most subtle respects |
How quick we forget how fast the past is washed away |
Diluted in music, TV, and the talk of the day |
How slick a little kiss can get her bony hips to block the way |
Lend the world your ears and they’ll just sweet-nothing it all away |
You made your bed |
Now, you must sleep |
Underneath the sheets |
There’s something inside this house, footsteps by the couch |
It’s all shade and shadows tracking the suspect silence down |
It’s not the sounds they make, it’s all the noises that we never hear |
Old cliches on attraction, raindrops after the weather clears |
Tapping fingers for living; |
counting out the notes |
The door ticks when it sits open and rattles when clicks closed |
Twelve lines, one in the light switch, a chip in the globe |
The radiator is always breathing, teeth clenched and lips float |
It’s more than I bargained for, but nothing I can’t handle |
I learned to listen for the kitchen, feel dust fall on the mantle |
Everything is done in inches, fingertips, and little skills |
Nothing is done quickly except tying shoes and electric bills |
The relentless drills, constant repetition, daily grind |
Same set of pants put on one leg at a time |
Every morning’s filled with breath and the rest is just fine |
I never forget my mistakes but sometimes I forget I’m blind |