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Six Thousand Miles

from Becoming the Alien by Joe Levi

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I watch for weather forecasts, not for mine but for your town.
And though I know it won't last, I feel close to you for now.
I sit and look for news reports that mention where you are.
And though it offers some support confirms we're far apart.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,000 miles...
I want to be for five, six seconds settled in my mind...
And the existence of distance isn't something we control.
Despite persistent insistence there's no ladder down his hole.

I sit and flick through photographs of you and all your friends,
But all this is does is trigger pointless envy in the end.
I watch as metal elephants slide slowly through the sky,
And though they do with ease I am too low to get that high.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,000 miles...
I want to be for five, six seconds settled in my mind...
And the existence of distance is the bluebirds only choice.
Despite persistent resistance, I just cannot fill the void.

When you sleep I'm up and when you're up I cannot sleep.
Instead of counting sheep at night, I'm counting down the weeks.
When I down, you're up and when I'm up you lie in bed.
Instead of reading books at night I'm reading maps instead.

And though it's tough to show your love from 6,000 miles away
It makes you feel alive and real to be sharing everyday.

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from Becoming the Alien, released October 11, 2016
Written, performed, recorded and produced by Joe Levi Hodkin

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Joe Levi Los Angeles, California

Raised in the pagan community of Cumberworth, an old Lincolnshire hamlet with a population of 50 people, and fed on a diet of the weird and wonderful, mythology and magick, Joe has lived in L.A since 2015 bringing his obscure and imaginative songs to many of the cities best loved music venues. His sound is a blend of witchy folk, baroque pop, soaring balladry and celestial psychedelia. ... more

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