Muscle Memory

from Marpole Moon by Sam Wilson & Newport Beach

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sit down and look at this old polaroid
every time i do it makes me feel overjoyed,
overwhelmed, a little annoyed,
over-the-hill, underemployed
but love is an altered state of being
we saw it when we trimmed the trees
let's issue a tissue
to send into the tendon
and make a muscle memory

i'm floating by on a muscle memory
muscle memory, muscle memory
i'm coasting through on a muscle memory
my brain is at bay
my body's looking out for me

my father came here with twelve dollars in his pocket
we had to send him back to fetch his wallet
he said 'whistle while you hustle, the heart is just a muscle
but it doesn't really matter what you call it'
he pinched the matter, clenched his putter,
and gave himself a practice shot...
on the backswing said 'turn the fruit into a painting
and forget if it was plastic or not'

forget if it was plastic or not
forget if it was plastic or not
i'm getting by on a muscle memory
my brain is at bay
my body's looking out for me

you've got the same birthday as my best friend
would you like to move in with me this weekend?
i'd say you can trust me, i may be rusty
but i'll get there on a muscle memory
had the bubbles in the bottle been less plentiful
and the parables in the bible more memorable
you may not find us with the ozone around us
postponing our first kiss

postponing our first kiss
in a land of corn and wine
alright, okay, i'll meet you at the cafe
to help you update your resume

i'm floating by on a muscle memory
muscle memory, muscle memory
I'm mowing the lawn on a muscle memory
my brain is at bay
my body's looking out for me

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from Marpole Moon, released November 16, 2018

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