chicago song from winnowing by forest spirit, sun on your back

i’m gonna drive out to amarna,
sell my possessions, find an apartment to rent for a while
a new pair of glasses, a good warm coat

i’ll pick up night shifts at a diner,
shave my head to the fur, save up to change my name
and i’ll get by, i’ll grow no moss

the phones don’t ring, the summer turns soft
forget how to sing, forget what i cost

and i won’t build another house,
won’t set my both feet down,
won’t ever be alone again

and i’ll sit and watch the trains for hours,
they’re heading south out of town,
don’t need to telephone again
to be alone again

nighttime comes to the akhet,
dots the opposite shore and sinks down into the lake
i get up to leave and sit back down

i think i’ll be waiting forever,
write up letters and lives and running them into the ground
maybe then it’ll even out

but what’s my line? i can’t make a sound
don’t hold your breath, but i’ll be around

and i won’t build another house,
won’t set my both feet down,
won’t ever be alone again

and i’ll sit and watch the trains for hours,
they’re heading south out of town,
don’t need to telephone again
to feel alone again

• Alternative
• indie folk
• indie rock
• noise pop
• post-emo
• slacker rock