Closed House

from Send or Receive by Lurm

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Every morning I make the bed
"Messy bed, messy head!" I’ve always said
My china’s finer than you find in any diner
I alone am my very own interior designer

I got every little thing just so
Because I know how all of it should go
So what? I didn’t go to college? I’m the center of all knowledge
Think you know a thing that I don’t think? Hello?!

I built this house
And I will die in this house
Nothing can enter this house
Nothing comes out of this house

I built you into this house
And you, and everyone I ever see
And if you’re in this house,
Well, then: you answer to me.

What do you think I do all day?
Just sit around and waste away?
Nah—I’m strong, and I’m intense
One time I even asked a man to paint my fence

I see people walking down the sidewalk where I live
But where are they going? No direction! No objective!
Not like me: I’ve got holy goals
I’m busy listening, unlike those sorry souls

I built this house
And I will die in this house
Nothing can enter this house
Nothing comes out of this house

I built you into this house
And you, and everyone I ever see
And if you’re in this house,
Well, then: you answer to me.

Also I read the good book every day
Pardon me; the “best book” is what I meant to say
'Til my thoughts become the thoughts of God
He commandeth that you smile and nod

And when I read the best book in the morning
Every phrase reveals a warning
That I alone can deliver to you
About the things you must no longer do

I built this house
And I will die in this house
Nothing can enter this house
Nothing comes out of this house

I built you into this house
And you, and everyone I ever see
And if you’re in this house,
Well, then: you answer to me.

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from Send or Receive, released October 25, 2018

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Lurm Bellingham, Washington

Bellingham-based musician Lurm composes and produces experimental music.

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