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Silent Years

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In your silent years we laid on the couch a lot we read books that hurt us bad we read them again once we'd forgot. Our faces smooth as clay, our lips were closed and dry as if we had nothing to say or as if we lacked the strength to try and I can taste the bitter but I cannot shed a tear. Words were your silent foes they get between you and what you think you know they crowded in your lover's heart and sent her away to try to restart and I can taste the bitter but I cannot shed a tear. In your silent years we laid on the couch a lot we thought that we knew all there was to know but that turned out to be not a lot.

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from Meaner Pencil Music, released June 12, 2011

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Meaner Pencil New York

Meaner Pencil is a singing cellist whose style is influenced by blues, post-punk, and romantic opera. She uses her songs to glorify everyday experiences and acts of kindness, but is also willing to face the darkness. She is often heard singing in the New York subway system late at night. Her newest album Senza Amanti, was named WFMU's new album of the day on March 23rd 2014 ... more

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