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The Teeth Are in the Words

from 10¢ Singles by Ten Cent Poetry

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The Teeth are in the Words

Message in envelopes with paper mouths
The teeth are in the words. the teeth are in the words

I am on the edge of the sound. Inside out.
Reflected by the birds. Protected by the birds

CHORUS
You thought you had it figured out
How to walk across the fire, how to slow it down
How to pour the wine deep into your mouth
How to use these tools that you have found

The earth is waiting just for us, clever crust
Clay baking the in sun. We're taking in the sun

You draw the map. It's green and black.
It's tics and tacs. It's oil in the sand.
Did I misunderstand?

CHORUS
We thought we had it figured out
How to walk across the fire, how to slow it down
How to pour the wine deep into our mouths
How to use these tools that we have found

It's a sudden rush. It's key lime crush.
It's dragonflies cutting up the sky. They know the reason why. . .

You are on the edge of dust. Lunar thrust.
A freckle in my eye. An angel in disguise

I thought I had it figure out. . .

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from 10¢ Singles, released July 4, 2012
written, arranged, recorded, sung, played by Chelsea Lynn La Bate

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Ten Cent Poetry Asheville, North Carolina

Chelsea La Bate is a poet, composer, songwriter, performer, author and radio host. She likes sparkly things. She constructs songs with colored markers, a notebook, a mountain dulcimer, a banjo and a guitar.

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