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When We Were Small
album cover
When We Were Small was released on August 7, 2026 by Rosalee Records as a part of the album Best Western
ReleasedAugust 7, 2026
LabelRosalee Records
LanguageEnglish
BPM72
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

When we were small
Our teeth came out
And they fell through the floorboards
Down to the black garden
Growing up under our houses
And each day we waited in vain
For those ivory seeds
To pop up-to pop up
And you said
A watched pot is an terrible bitch to boil
You too said patience, patience
You just sit still there under the apple tree
For soon desire will burn less
To see everything change
While patience inside you has grown
When we were small
Our pricks grew hard
And our balls blue and buxom
Wet in the morning
We would wake up to discover
And each day we waited in vain
For those petty snide boys
To want us-to touch us
And you said
A bird in the hand now will do
'Til you can woo all the birds from the bush
You too said patience, patience my dear
You just sit still there
Under the apple tree
For soon desire will burn less
To see everything change
While patience inside you has grown
While patience inside you has grown
Like moss on the rock
Like height on the hawk
Like speed for the wheel
Like zeal for the real
When we were small
Our truth shone bright
As the old Junebug's lantern
But rattling the belfry
How dutifully worked we to darken
And each day we waited in vain
To feel joy underneath
Our bushel-our bushel
Then you said
Sunshine never weeps for the drought nor the burn
You then said courage, courage
C'mon you just rise up
Set forth from that apple tree
Knowing desire is what's god
Meaning god is desire to be
Just to be, just to be
Written by: John William Watkins

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