Lyrics
The CorningWare glow of my glass at 2 AM.
You measured out your words and then you typed them in.
A pinch of salt for all the nights you spent alone,
A little raw sugar for the sweetness you were shown.
[Chorus]
And oh, this is an unanswered prayer
A perfect meal for two that will never be shared
Just a pilot light of devotion burning in the blue static here
[Verse 2]
The battery heat begins to slowly prove
The heavy, rising weight of what you want to move.
But your thumb just hovers on the final word,
The sharpest, quietest knife that's ever gone unheard.
[Bridge]
You whispered once, "Just let it simmer down."
And now the whole damn kitchen is the quietest place in town.
[Outro]
Delete.
The recipe is still sweet.
About Sly Stoney
Sly Stoney was named after a funk legend by his parents, a fact that has haunted him ever since. After dropping out of an Urban Planning program at UC Davis, he moved back to his native West Oakland with a mountain of student debt, a 1972 fuzz bass, and an oversized houseplant named Larry. His music is the sound of that decision: paranoid, joyful, deeply funky, and wrestling with the feeling of…
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