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Twice Before (Pre​-​Release, Single)

by Britt Kusserow

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Put the kettle on.
It's been a long, long day of wondering:
what's the point of me?
Just the same old song,
written by cold hands that long to
wrap around a cup of tea, and,

I hope you know what I mean when I say -
this is where it ends.
My friendship with self-destructive plans.
Your heart, clenched and unclenched in these hands.
Still falling, when I know that I should land.
This is where it starts.
Love wasted trying to meet you where you aren't.
The kind of love that keeps a heart from breaking down the door.
See, I have done this twice before.

Here and there a word
whispers through the tracks of time
just beneath your feet.
Wonder what you heard?
Wonder if it was enough
for you to finally take that leap?
And

I hope you know what I mean when I say -
This is where it ends.
My friendship with self-destructive plans.
Your heart, stretched and unstretched in these hands.
Still falling when I know that I should stand.
This is where it starts:
love large enough to meet you where you are.
The kind of love that keeps a heart from breaking down the door.
See, I have done this twice before.

This is how I try
each time, before I realize my lie.
The tea grows cold, the sun may never rise.
And one more day is given to you - on my mind.
This is where I end.
God knows, something else might just begin.
If I can't break the pattern, what is all this for?
See I have done this.
Oh, I have done this.
Now I have done this thrice before.

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released March 27, 2015

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Britt Kusserow Los Angeles, California

Britt Kusserow is a queer singer/songwriter who has lived in too many places. Her latest album, “After Or Before,” is a collection of new songs as well as older songs, reimagined. Britt's lyrics frequently explore existential and spiritual themes, and they are influenced by artists like The Indigo Girls, The Weepies, and Tracy Chapman. ... more

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