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I Am Not An Artist

from A Thousand Hearts EP by Britt Kusserow

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I am not an artist
I can't paint the view out my window
or write how it's naturally hallowed
for what it is, all on its own

And I am not a doctor
whose face is in every paper
I can't even cure my own cancers
just wonder how much they have grown

No one said it would be like this
I waste my days, grey-clouded pessimists
lie awake, thinking of old ground
this world's too large
and I feel too old now
so remind me that this journey
is part of the plan

Well I am not a farmer
I stare at these paddocks before me
I breathe deep and try to ignore me
and praise what I can't understand

But I am not a pastor
I cannot absolve through the scriptures
nor promise a life in hereafter
and no one's been healed by my hands

No one said it would be like this
I waste my days, grey-clouded pessimists
lie awake, thinking of old ground
this world's too large
and I feel too old now
so remind me that this journey
is part of the plan

So I am not an office
steel windows stretched up to the starline
I do not break backs on my own time
and I don't much care for the thought

Once I was not a lover
I know that I should have told her
but I couldn't help but be colder
cold was all I ever got

Until you, my dear
you said it would be like this
you cried for weeks, grey-clouded pessimists
but you survived
I owe you what warmth I have left
in between remembering to hold my breath

So remind me
of the things I have seen
remind me
please remind me

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from A Thousand Hearts EP, released September 17, 2011

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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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