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The Black Canvas

from Sanity Requiem by BK James

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There's no life on Mars
There's no peace in Heaven
I'm not a preacher
And this is not a sermon.

Every trip down memory lane
I regret for the journey
I tread through the thick of it
Knowing it'll hurt me

Sleep is better than death
But not by much
I know the inner workings of love
But not by touch

Plagued with sorrow
Wracked with madness
The picture was complete
When I bought the black canvas

Some say life is too short
But I think mine is slow enough
I'm the oldest of my friends
And the least grown-up

If I feel like shit
It's because I am
If I commit a sin
It's because I can

The meal is served
And I been starving
A pity it was my heart
That I was carving

Plagued with sorrow
Wracked with madness
The picture was complete
When I bought the black canvas

I've burnt some bridges
And broke some glass
I still feel vindicated
By every window I smash

I've been kicked out
And I've been arrested
And I still think the worst bit
Is yet to be digested

It's not my fault
If I wanna die young
And expedite the process
For when my time comes

Plagued with sorrow
Wracked with madness
The picture was complete
When I bought the black canvas

Responsibility
Is killing me
Drugs are withering
My mental fertility
Still it seems
Better than rotting in a facility
Are you kiddin' me?
Sometimes I think I'm like a cancer
That's kills divinity
And drinks in the abysmal imagery
I weave the simile
Savagely aiming for invisible timidity
I could make it happen
If I had enough creativity
The canvas lay blankly before me
I hear the angels callin'
An artist needs a piece
But my heart is stallin'
I splatter it with my soul
And I'm crest fallin'

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from Sanity Requiem, released April 20, 2015

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BK James New Paltz, New York

BK James is the infamous co-founder of Three Penis Productions, an experimental music label, and has been steadily releasing music since a handful of BK & KGC songs appeared on Youtube in 2010. For more from BK, check out:

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