Dissolution / Disillusionment

from Memory & Abandoned Parts (15-Year Anniversary Edition of Who We Are, What We Have Done) by Jessi Robertson

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lyrics

What a disaster, what a surprise
My pulse pounds faster, the water's in my eyes
My instinct says run without saying goodbye
Construct a safe edifice of denials and lies

Can I lay in the ruins of love that won't survive
Until my will dissolves and I
Let it fall, let it fall, let it fall to pieces

But I take a deep breath and let it out
I bite my lip and beat back doubt
Why can't you leave me alone
Even when you're not here
Even when you're nowhere near
Even when you're not here
Even when you're nowhere near

The clocks protest, time stands still
I refuse to confess to the things I feel
You don't exist except in my heart
Built up of memory and abandoned parts

Can I rest in your arms, lay my head on your chest
Until my will collapses and I
Let you drift, let you drift, let you drift apart

But I take a deep breath and let it out
I bite my lip and beat back doubt
Why can't you leave me alone
Even when you're not here
Even when you're nowhere near
Even when you're not here
Even when you're nowhere near

Even when you're not here
Even when you're nowhere near
You're nowhere near
Dissolution
You're nowhere near
Dissolution
You're nowhere near

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from Memory & Abandoned Parts (15-Year Anniversary Edition of Who We Are, What We Have Done), released December 1, 2023

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Jessi Robertson Nashville, Tennessee

Jessi Robertson is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter whose work navigates the boundaries between reality and imagination, and lays bare her own emotional truths.

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