Caged Tigers

by Blanco Suave

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lyrics

Caged tigers; big cats as kindling
the treacherous fires that keep pipe dreams from rusting away
I've locked in my lungs creatures of prey
pacing the length, race in my heart
breathing so hard littlest clouds escape
fomented by, encircled by
milkweed binds and butterflies
venous veins taut and twisted
mist or smoke rising wistful
from this perfect prison I've built to grow
my passions with sharp teeth, simpatico beliefs
when you see it you'll believe it
twentieth season;
church steeple
left all my demons still steaming
never had a reason to foam at the mouth
but the wind burns hot when it should be freezing
i bite my tongue when i should be screaming
the sky grows dark, the temperature drops
tigers sing when i should be sleeping

Cinnamon blood on my lips
the burdens I bear drip
stain my hands, this carpet
cardamon drops, starless winds
kiss the back of my neck if you dare
these twisted tigers sing on a persian precipice
if I cared less I'd think less hard
let my freckles morph to morse code
letters like stars
swim in celestial speckles
the echoes of my heart's hydrangea chambers in limbo
I'm love drunk from the start
the moon waxed n waned into liquor
I litter rose petals on the carcasses
black and discarded postcards I wrote to you
burned behind the supermarket
supernova or an artist?
If i bleed, have a better harvest
tigers singing
fight me, feed me
find me dreaming
when I should be sleeping...

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released March 10, 2018

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Blanco Suave Michigan

The brainchild of musicians Gretchen McKenzie (bass, vocals) and Luke Arquette (guitar).

Blanco Suave has expanded to include Patrick Booth on saxophone & Dawson McKenzie on drums. They've mutated into a genre-defying powerhouse of a band with lofi hip-hop, jazz, and pop influences. ... more