Sane or Alive

from Pitch Black Noise by Anna Brooks

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Sane or Alive
By Anna Brooks

I wanna steal you
like a devious keepsake.
Shadows and cheap dates,
waking with headaches.
I need a reason to sneak out at night.
Broken lights,
blackened space,
spinning vinyl
in your basement.
And you,
can show me the Ramones.
And in my ripped tied t-shirt
I can tell you that I feel it in my bones.

I don’t wanna be your girlfriend baby
but I like you maybe
you can take me
sane or alive.
One stop,
Headlight and a mug shot,
tell you that you’re wanted
with me tonight.

Another reason to give you my breath.
Waiting for that regret
wicked games are the sweetest.
Another ending I’m scared to foresee,
but your strings are so clean
flick your lighter
and grin at me.
You
were never gonna be on TV.
But you want everyone to know the show you run
is gonna burn that silver screen.

I don’t wanna be your girlfriend baby
but I like you maybe
you can take me
sane or alive.
One stop,
Headlight and a mug shot,
tell you that you’re wanted
with me tonight.

You’re breaking halos and driving on drift.
Taste the smoke on your lips
from those hundreds of girls you kissed.
Mysterious like your lyrics in clenched fists
stains on your set list
baby you’re reckless
but...

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from Pitch Black Noise, released August 28, 2014

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Anna Brooks Ann Arbor, Michigan

Anna Brooks is a lyricist and musician who writes from the perspective of a biologist.

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