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A Picture of the Clouds

from On a Receipt by Nel Gatlin

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On the day that I left, you spoke to me in rhythm
I heard songs in your heartbreak and I wrote them in my notebook
And on the day I said goodbye, I spoke to you in anger
I said I will not waste my time with you

When I boarded my flight, I could feel my hands still shaking
Surrounded by handsome strangers, I'd taken out my camera for
A picture of the clouds, miles above the earth and lonely
It reminds me I'm a bastard and a killer

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But don't talk to me like I am still fucked up in apartments
where my friends drink themselves to death
I spend each day searching for a meaningful connection
Like the one that I thought we had before I realized that I was dreaming
Now I'm terrified of giving everyone what I gave you;
A proper burial, with all of your favorite flowers
And words that you'd long ago made empty

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from On a Receipt, released June 10, 2014

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Nel Gatlin Foley, Alabama

Nelson Gatlin is a musician from Foley AL.

I write songs about things that I am going through or things that I have been through.

I also produce music under the name AGGRESSOR. ... more

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