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hiss - bambara lyrics

[intro]
can’t recall the time of year
but the cars i could hear seemed to slowly steer
like they were driving on frozen roads
couldn’t say the time of day
but the light through the shades rearranged her face
into valleys and peaks of gold

[verse 1]
don’t remember what she wore ‘cause she stripped at the door
said, “our clothes look better thrown on the floor, now that we’re alone”
never even heard her name
but the sound that remains is a mix of moans
with the hiss of rain on the patio
i touched her shaky thighs, all love*bite bruised
as she sprayed her perfume
said, “you think it’s strange that i’m kind to you?”
i said, “i kinda do”
she said, “there’s just so much cruelty in everything, everywhere
when i close my eyes against it, i still feel it in the air
but when i’m in your arms, i could swear it wasn’t there”

[verse 2]
never asked her where she’s from, but she spoke about love
with the lilting tones of some foreign tongue i didn’t know
the smell of artificial fruit made me think of the maids
who would clean the place once we left the room
told her, “time to go”
she said, “i’m staying for a day or two”
then she whispered, “you brute. oh, you drunken fool
don’t you try to move. i’ll take care of you”
[bridge]
then i snapped a photo of her smiling naked on the bed
hand posed for the camera like a pistol to her head
cardinals on the sheets, flying always to the west

[outro]
dropped the picture in my suitcase and got up to leave
then i mimicked the expression on her face as i covered it with sheets
dark lines from the shades put all the cardinals in their cage
shut the door behind me, flipped the sign, and i was free

- bambara lyrics

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