Hit the Ceiling (Effigy)

from Bend or Break, Vol. 1 by Joe Dickinson

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Hit the ceiling
I’m dead again and I went
Up against my only friend
Hit the ceiling
Why do I even try

It’s that feeling
All up in my heart when I start
Not to care about the end
It’s that feeling
I spy in the sky

I took a picture of myself
And I lit it on fire

I see children
Holding hands making plans
I used to be one of them
I see children
Waving to say their goodbyes

I remember
Here a smile there a while
Where we had nothing to do
I remember
War warning the shore
To be kind

I’m a flower
Who what when or where
I don’t care
I’m just waiting in the womb
I’m a flower
Hoping to open my mind
And cherish the beauty I find

I took a picture of my situation
And I lit it on fire

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from Bend or Break, Vol. 1, released June 12, 2008

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Joe Dickinson Chicago, Illinois

Hi, I’m Joe Dickinson.

I'm a DIY singer/songwriter from Chicago, IL.

It's not easy, balancing the external demands of work/life with the internal demands of creativity, but I'm working toward a set of sustainable internal systems that will allow me to continue to write, record, and release songs. Hopefully for the rest of my life.

I appreciate you taking the time to listen. ... more

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