plum
i once had a girlfriend whose friends told her she had the hips of a snake. meaning, she had no hips at all. i disagreed - and told her she had the hips of a snake that just ate an apple. it’s been said that ‘plum’ was an ode to the booty. i won’t argue the point. but for me it was a humorous way of making sum1 feel better about themselves - all of themselves. by bringing an aspect of their physicality alive and showing it to them. explaining how it, and every part of them, moves me. kind of silly when you think about it, but i’m a silly guy - and there’s so much genuineness in humor…a sincerity that tries 2 pave over pain with a wink and a smile. i wantd 2 c her runnin free. i hope she is. BIG thanx 2 Peter Dyer for the beautiful keyboard wizardry, Melissa Mattey for the mix, Grumble SteelSkin for the poetry.
lyrics
she talks to me while ur not lookn
she says, “hello”, i say “hi, cutie”
u turn 2 leave, ur feeln moody
she shakes when she waves bye 2 me
i beg u 2 come back by tuesday
u say, “ok, if u buy me a ruby”
as u stare at ur new jewelry
i stand behind u and i say, “hi, booty”
lord, y’d u give that girl a gorilla bump
and make it the shape of a plum
don’t tell me how to hold my nuclear bomb
’til u’ve resisted the urge 2 love 1
what hav u dun 2 her?
she was once a lady, now she’s unmanageable
i took her 4 a walk down gettysburg
once engineered 4 luv, now she’s a rebel
lord, y’d u put that girl n aquarium
now she’s ez 2 c and hard 2 touch
i can only look thru my camera
and like a tourist, i’m star struckl
i reach for u every day
walk w u as u sway 2 the shower
i’m addicted 2 u
ur too pretty 2 abuse ur pretty powers
the fortunate woodsman steadied his scope
just as she emerged from the hot shower
he thot of a wet lollipop
the sun had 2 squeeze around her
her silhouette was cropped
her body, whether n clothes or naked
looks like a sculpture ready 4 war
does this point 2 sum instability?
that he wants 2 give character 2 every part of her
credits
from fifti,
released February 8, 2020
mixd by Melissa Mattey
synthesizers - Peter Dyer
poetry - Grumble Steel Skin
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