The Dirtiest Spots
from Pitter Patter by Billy Libby
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lyrics
The constant pitter patter
Of a leaking kitchen sink
And a moth slamming harder and harder
Into glass can make you think
Of how such a problem, can be so clear
It’s the transparency, that makes it easy to forget they’re here
I tend to ignore, and sink a little more
To the dampest, dark, and dirtiest spots on this apartment floor
But when I step aside
It’s clear to see that I was just too close to this before
Woven through stormy weather
The sound of shifting winds
Float through the leaves and whisper
Hymns light and thin
As the house, it rattles within its bones
And the pitter patter of rhythmic tones
Help me ignore, and sink a little more
To the dampest, dark, and dirtiest spots on this apartment floor
But when I step aside
It’s clear to see that I was just too close to this before
Slow to start like peering through a pinhole at what came and went
Ten thousand miles deep I find relief can be a steep ascent
Because everyday just gets farther away
And I seem to have a knack for being the straw that breaks the camel’s back
Then walks away
I tend to ignore and sink a little more
To the dampest, dark, and dirtiest spots on this apartment floor
But when I step aside
It’s clear to see that I was just too close to this before
Too close to this before, too close to this before
Of a leaking kitchen sink
And a moth slamming harder and harder
Into glass can make you think
Of how such a problem, can be so clear
It’s the transparency, that makes it easy to forget they’re here
I tend to ignore, and sink a little more
To the dampest, dark, and dirtiest spots on this apartment floor
But when I step aside
It’s clear to see that I was just too close to this before
Woven through stormy weather
The sound of shifting winds
Float through the leaves and whisper
Hymns light and thin
As the house, it rattles within its bones
And the pitter patter of rhythmic tones
Help me ignore, and sink a little more
To the dampest, dark, and dirtiest spots on this apartment floor
But when I step aside
It’s clear to see that I was just too close to this before
Slow to start like peering through a pinhole at what came and went
Ten thousand miles deep I find relief can be a steep ascent
Because everyday just gets farther away
And I seem to have a knack for being the straw that breaks the camel’s back
Then walks away
I tend to ignore and sink a little more
To the dampest, dark, and dirtiest spots on this apartment floor
But when I step aside
It’s clear to see that I was just too close to this before
Too close to this before, too close to this before
credits
from Pitter Patter,
released September 20, 2011
Billy Libby - guitar, voice
Sean Morin - guitar, organ, percussion
Stu Mahan - upright bass
Dan Boyden - percussion
Billy Libby - guitar, voice
Sean Morin - guitar, organ, percussion
Stu Mahan - upright bass
Dan Boyden - percussion
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Billy Libby Brooklyn, New York
Billy grew up with photos of The Beatles hung up about the house as if they were family members, and began singing before he could even really talk. He spent most of his life in Portland, Maine; hopping along the rocky coast in the summer, and cooped up with a guitar during the frigid winters, and now lives in Brooklyn, NY. ... more
discography
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Sep 2011 -
Oct 2010
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