Crickets

from Low Twenties, Mostly Sunny by P.T. Collis

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Crickets are scheming long into the night
Collecting their voices for a moonlit choir
Auditioning outside of my achy window
Over and over and over again
Uh-oh

O and I’m wrestling with their song
Rolling their snares in protest to my slumber
Orchestras a’peeling their eyes along the border
Waiting for floodlights to shine once again

Fetch a scalpel
Fetch me a needle and thread
Bleed every one of these waking thoughts out of my head
And stitch me up again

Until the sun comes creepin’ in
Whisperin’ in my ear, o it knows I have sinned
Circles the canals, hits my mouth, bleeding gums again
Snitches taste of witches spittin’ spells to split, a curse, again

Fetch a scalpel
Fetch me a needle and thread
Bleed every one of these waking thoughts out of my head
And stitch me up again

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from Low Twenties, Mostly Sunny, released September 4, 2020

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P.T. Collis Melbourne, Australia

P.T. Collis has spent the last decade or so penning raw tales of suburban absurdism, iconoclasm, psyche struggles, and matter-of-fact romance for cult audiences across Australia and the world. Hailed for his natural storytelling and dynamic stage presence as frontman in Melbourne rock-band The Great Emu War, P.T. Collis has returned from hiatus refocused and re-energised in a big way. ... more

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