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lyrics

I’ve been away from the ocean for too long
longing for waves and the sweet smell of salt
I’d go back for a day, but no one there knows me
Now

I ran from the coast at the first chance I got
I was plagued with regret and the memories of Aptos
after I left I found myself looking
Back

cuz sometimes you’re faced with a foregone conclusion
A life in a cage you don’t know what to do with
Hand over the keys, there’s no time for slowing
down

my body’s a muscle I’m trying to fit in
I hate my broad shoulders, my hair and my chin
i want to be well or maybe just see
Myself

but i know that it’s not a
wish upon the out of state, driving through the palisades
and i wore that
Blue tie like a noose holding everything fragily
and keeping me in place

Im Tired of assholes that fuck it all up
I was raised on The Antlers and crappy punk rock
I thought it was good, but maybe it wasnt so
Great

so fuck you and half assed attempts at a family
They’re tired and bored I never needed one anyway
I’ve been here before; I know how this movie
ends

and i hope that it’s not a
wish upon the out of state, driving through the palisades
and i wore that
Blue tie like a noose holding everything fragily and keeping in me place

Time waits for the empty
Oh to save our souls
I’m not growing old


Dont you look at me that way
Im alive with a reason calling me to
And dont you ever lose my name
Its all mine so i keep it calling me the same


my body’s a muscle im trying to fit in
i hate my own skin and this human condition
and i want to be well and maybe just see
Myself

and i hope that it’s not a
wish upon the out of state, driving through the palisades
and i wore that
Blue tie like a noose holding everything fragily and keeping in me place

Time waits for the empty
Oh to save our souls
I’m not growing old
and ive been busy writing
all the same old songs
Tell them I’ve seen it all

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from Summer on a Salt Flat, released October 28, 2022

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blankslate Denver, Colorado

Founded in Denver by college roommates Emma Troughton (vocals), Tess Condron (drums), and Rylee Dunn (guitar), Blankslate got their start playing coffee shops and open mics around the University of Denver. Their debut EP {thursday} is out now.

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