An empty glass is the cure for optimism.

from This is not the end. by When I Say Jump

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Viciously cresting through breaks in the wave
Gnashing of teeth forcing foam from my face
Nascent awareness that's thrashing in sleep
Prescient anxiety suicide leanings are bleak
I'm reaching out a hand
That won't grasp in time
This is no man's land
But I'm no man
I'm slime with a wingspan

I can feel again
And I'm more than what I've been
Trauma is an object in
Motion

If your skin aint purple
The gospel ain't verbal
Dragging myself through the mud
Sticks skin stone bones
Drawing blood til I'm paste on the pavement
Or ground to fine dust for the good Lord to snort

A gram in the hand
Is white as a lamb
It all goes hand in hand in hand

I can feel again
What I could not feel back then
Trauma is an object in
Motion
Unstoppable force
Like fungal spores
Of human nature

Crawl to my feet but I freeze
Incarnate dead sea relief
Attrition drowns leitmotifs
I eat the ash out of grief
Love as a memory
Can it come back to me?
Rain in a river bed
Past is dried I dread

I can feel again
What I could not feel back then
Trauma is an object in
Motion
Unstoppable force
Like fungal spores
Of human nature

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from This is not the end., released February 16, 2024

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When I Say Jump Columbia, South Carolina

Vox - Rax Manpage

Vox/Guitar - Gwen Monk

Guitar - Brad Hundley

Bass - Keith Browning

Drums - Zack Truesdale

Unabashedly emo dweebs with our hearts on our sleeves!

founded by Rax Manpage, Jarrod Atkins, and Jordan Atkins ... more

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