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Harness Kiss

from Demos #3 by Joe Holt

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It's like my legs were built in anger
by a tired engineer in the middle of the night
Yes they carry me towards you
but collapse against each other when you catch me in the chasm of your eyesight
til I don't remember standing upright

Take my harness kiss and let me be your tower crane
Though my wheels turn, I'll never let you fall
Use this harness kiss like a battery when your power drains
Stand on my shoulders when you need to feel tall

It's like my lips were dipped in tarmac
so my words are black and sicker than a cyst
Yes I'm trying to take control back
but I'm finding all the places on your face I haven't covered with a kiss
oh the spots I've stained are hard to miss

Still take my harness kiss and let me be your tower crane
Though my wheels turn, I'll never let you fall
Use this harness kiss like a battery when your power drains
Stand on my shoulders when you need to feel tall

Well I'm angry that you used me
but I guess I should be grateful you would choose me at all
Though I'm an incomplete toolset
I could surely find a screw you'd let me bury in your wall
and from it, hang the man I wish you'd call

Oh so take my harness kiss and let me be your tower crane
Though my wheels turn, I'll never let you fall
Use this harness kiss like a battery when your power drains
Stand on my shoulders when you need to feel tall

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from Demos #3, released May 20, 2014

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Joe Holt New York, New York

Joe is a folk singer/songwriter originally from England, whose music was praised by Obscure Sound as "stirring, eloquent songwriting," and by Ear to the Ground as "the real deal when it comes to folk songwriting." His music has been featured twice on NPR. He lives in New York City. ... more

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