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Elliot's Unconscious

from Elliot Apple by Nicholas Chakinis

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it must’ve started with Macaulay Culkin and Anna Chlumsky
I had a childhood crush on them both
for they felt like the same to me

my brother had his G.I. Joe
my sister’s blonde Barbie which one to choose
it made no difference to me

now I’ve got some strong black coffee and sweet cherry pie
writing down everything I see in-front of my eyes

I see sensitive skin
blueberry bluets
Slytherin socks
Red Apple cigarettes
those Eckleburg eyes
ripe, green grapes
there’s so many colors, sizes and shapes

there’s a bitable body
a man out of time
a girl who hates her father
a boy who’s never cried
there’s tall and graceful
drunk and a mess
I don’t think that I’m making any progress

but there’s a good-looking guy
with a happy frame of mind
a childlike joy
who’s unafraid to die
with fruity gum
and lovely little lips
I wonder what they’d feel like to kiss

Patrick, can you tell me what this all means
it seems like it’s all random shit to me
you say, “Elliot, only you can really know what it all means”
it could be something or nothing or everything in-between
it’s just not that simple
and it takes time to see

I’ve been looking around
I’m bent out of shape
and I don’t know if I’m willing to wait
I write it down
what’s going on
I let it out
there’s no response

I want an answer
I don’t need another clue
what can I do

keep looking around stay in shape
one day I’ll know
if I’m willing to wait
write it down
what’s going on
let it out
then I respond

pressures to conform or deny instincts create splits
between your outer demands and your inner needs

they say you don’t need one answer
keep looking for another clue
for it’s all you can do
because they say there’s no one answer
there’s multiple ways to find out what’s true
we all have many different views
we all contain multitudes

there’s a bitable body
a man out of time
a girl who hates her father
a boy who’s never cried
but there’s a good-looking guy
with a happy frame of mind
a childlike joy
who’s unafraid to die

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from Elliot Apple, released June 30, 2023

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Nicholas Chakinis San Diego, California

Making music that you might enjoy, find comfort in & be inspired by because I believe the music you listen to matters, you matter & we all matter.

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