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Faces on the Floor

from Small Ways to Move (EP) by Kevin Wong

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lyrics

I'm desperate to be liked.
There. I said it.
I'm hungry to be seen.
Peh! Now let it

grow on the glass
from a distance, and
come back to take a pass
through the lens,
see the workings,
see what's lacking,
try again.

And I'm tired of moving slow.
TIred of nodding,
of always hearing "Pass,
thanks". Smiling, plodding

home just to stew
on a novel's worth of
notes on why my
art's not for you.
Maybe in a month
I'll totes be calmer.

I'm so scared of going wrong,
I'm clinging to my phone.
Got my foot inside my mouth,
can't spit it out
'til I'm alone.
There's a me I think is aces,
but I lost them in the
faces on the floor.

All the faces on the floor.
Faces on the floor.

And I'm tired of saying
"yes". "Yes", or coming
up with a lie for "No"
as my heart starts drumming

fast to the beat
of a million ways to please
and watch my mana meter drop.
Time to fill it up and seize
new choices.

I've been scared of going wrong,
I'm tethered to my phone.
Always just getting along until
I stumble and atone.
And I sent me to the races
with the wrong one of the
faces on the floor.
And now I'm face down on the floor.

Oh, you'll never know
how many words I've swallowed
just so you stay comfortable and fine.
Oh, you'll never know
how many white flags I have raised,
but then again,
that blame is mine.

I'm still stared of going wrong,
it chills me to the bone.

But if there's thoughts inside my mouth,
I'll spit 'em out because I'm grown.

There's a me who's pretty aces,
and that face's special place is
off the floor.

Here on my head.
I'm out the door,
let's go!

credits

from Small Ways to Move (EP), released May 22, 2020
Lyrics & Music by Kevin Wong

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Kevin Wong Toronto, Ontario

Kevin Wong is a singer/songwriter in the Toronto area. His sound is reflective of an eclectic blend of pop, soul, jazz, and rock influences.

Kevin’s next LP, tentatively entitled Songs from the Weekend, is digitally available now on BandCamp, iTunes, Amazon mp3, and more.

He is terrible at team sports. Just terrible. ... more

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