every night, a different scheme,
with the same memo attached.
printed off my own machine
(not that i'd been asked).
you can't shake these dreams, they come in dozens.
and i can't see what parts me from the others?
you're so clairvoyant, aren't you?
so, then, tell me how sorry i am.
don't waste your time with follow-through
(at least, at least not one worth a damn).
for all i know, this was one long con,
the gift that keeps on giving.
joke's on you, 'cause i'm still gone--
apparently still living!
this was no divine intervention,
it's just stuff that i forgot to mention.
you're so clairvoyant, aren't you?
so, then, tell me how sorry i am.
don't waste your time with follow-through
(at least, at least not one worth a damn).
don't you fucking say that it's my fault.
you're so clairvoyant, aren't you?
so, then, tell me how sorry i am.
don't waste your time with follow-through
(at least, at least not one worth a damn).
credits
from OPT OUT,
released October 16, 2019
vox/guitar/tambourine/lyrics/music - Susanna Smash
L.A.'s Smokescreens recall the moment when post-punk transformed into indie pop on their David Kilgour-produced full-length. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 3, 2020