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Penny Jar Cavity

from Quitting Tomorrow by Variex

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penny jar cavity

he needs a purpose and a new way to clean up the mess of butterflies cluttering his mind, or at least whatever’s left. going through the motions knowing his heart sunk in his chest. out the world but still always stuck in his head. under the pressure of a ticking time bomb, either that or i’ll never wake up again to the sound of tomorrow beating on my front door with a full clip of grin and bear it. san francisco memories by needlepoint introduced to your flesh canvas as if you wouldn’t be able to keep your voice. tossing and turning, beating the life out of my pillow. what have you been learning? i remember when the times were all so simple. why do we always seem to keep stumbling over the little things? i was probably nodding my head listening to the rhythm of the wind in the trees. in my holiday sweater guillotine, at least i can see the bay from the twenty fourth floor. window shopping for those scotch tape bifocals, the broken record that kept spinning for nine years. singlehandedly faulting millennium for the current collective of crooked perspectives. people watching people on reality television but i find people in reality more entertaining anyway.

keep your pennies locked up in case the devil herself might be on her way. leave your distance when she calls your name. she’ll let you take a picture when she falls from grace.

in a rose tinted paper boat floating below the surface of a boiling iceberg, paddling with scissors. scratching to pierce the skin on each one of your seven layers, grinning to yourself, the tragedy in the mirror. reminiscent of a misguided middle school gangster rapper keeping it real like everyone else. your whole disposition reminds me of vacuuming ants off the bathroom tile. performing my tenderloin shuffle in rush hour sidewalk traffic, no place to catch a breath. in between aliens cashing checks and blowing cigarette smoke as a fashion trend. claustrophobia bubble wrapped and sent off to watch another tired sunrise. confrontations of the highest test every time the curtains lie to rest. i swear to love they know you’re hiding there. you’ll find your life a mess. observations from the lion’s den. safe in the cage, they’re blind and deaf. i swear to love they know you’re playing dead. you’ll find your life a mess.

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from Quitting Tomorrow, released May 8, 2010

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Variex Oakland, California

Variex is a Bay Area, CA based music producer, rapper, and engineer. He is a co-founder of the New Cocoon collective and has worked with artists like Ceschi, Factor, 2Mex, and Alias. He has also shared the stage with Cage and Sadistik, released an album on Milled Pavement Records, and founded his own label, Red Tempo Records. Variex's newest album, Struggle Sandwich, is out now. ... more

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