Denison Witmer

Life Before Aesthetics

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I've got more important things than shiny diamond rings and modern furniture
Life before aesthetics was a nail in a wall, a borrowed comforter
But now I wait until the sound, like I never drowned in my addition
I would never say what's right, wakes me through the night, I felt it happen

It crossed my heart
When did all this start
Stand together, fall apart
And crossed my heart

I was laying in the light, the wrong side of the night, I wanted you to know
Life before aesthetics is a mindset to impart, a way of letting go
Still I waste the chance to give, like I couldn't live throughout ________
I would never say what's right wakes me through the night, I felt it happen

It crossed my heart
When did all this start
Stand together, fall apart
And crossed my heart

All these people can't be wrong
I wanna sing along, I wanna sing along
All these people can't be wrong
I wanna sing along, I wanna sing along

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sticksmbugg On Aug 23, 2008

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leogomes

2013-02-18 02:35:03

stickSMbugg

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2008-08-23 19:50:02

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by drudo182

17y ago

This is the best song on Carry The Weight. Wow. What a great album.

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by drudo182

17y ago

And the album version has different lyrics. I can try and fix what I can.

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by drudo182

17y ago

I've got more important things than shiny diamond rings and modern furniture. Life before aesthetics was a nail hole in a wall. A borrowed comforter. Now I wait until the sound as if I never drowned in my addition I'm not saying that it's right, but waking through the night I felt it coming.

And it crossed my heart When did all this start? Stand together, fall apart. And it crossed my heart

Hear the oceans as they sing. The mountains and the spring and all it means to me. Life before aesthetics is a mindset that imparts impossibilities. Still I waste the chance to give as if I've never lived throughout __ I'm not telling you it's right But waking through the night, I felt it happen

And it crossed my heart When did all this start? Fall together, stand apart. And it crossed my heart.

(And it crossed my heart) I've got more important things than shiny diamond rings and modern furniture. (When did all this start?) Life before aesthetics was a nail hole in a wall. A borrowed comforter. (Stand together, fall apart.) Hear the oceans as they sing. The mountains and the spring and all it means to me. (And it crossed my heart) Life before aesthetics is a mindset that imparts impossibilities.

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by Shin-ite 17y ago

I think that one line is "Still I waste the chance to give as if I've never lived through altruition." :)

by stickSMbugg

17y ago

I think this song is about when life wasn't so filled with us trying to be fashionable and always needing things to be beautiful to us. However, he finds beauty in nature, which is so timeless, and ultimately admits that it was inevitable that aesthetics came into being.