[00:00:00] The Story Of My Life - Astronautalis [00:00:08] I was born in a box car [00:00:12] Color blind pigeon toed pock marked [00:00:15] Twisted figure broken heart they'd fixed up with monkey parts [00:00:17] I was born in a four story roach motel [00:00:19] With floor to ceiling agitations [00:00:21] Wooden blocks and basic distaste for anything else [00:00:23] I was raised by a pack of wolves [00:00:25] Nursed in our nations capital [00:00:26] Taught to hunt and gather food [00:00:28] And howl at the moon in the reflecting pool [00:00:29] I was raised by a slow jam [00:00:31] Two grizzlies for a mother who cared [00:00:32] Six packs of ramen nostradamus paranoia affair [00:00:34] I fell in love with the flim flammer [00:00:36] Charming con artist sexy counterfeiter [00:00:38] Pretty grifter hidden ace switch making quick fingers [00:00:41] I fell in love with the most beautiful vulture [00:00:42] She picked away my flesh I'm left with skeletons [00:00:45] Welcome warm and tearing through my shoulders [00:00:47] And she gave birth to my only son [00:00:49] A smoking gun blue eyed block chip [00:00:50] On the first warm day to end the ice age frostbit [00:00:53] And she gave birth to a lion cub [00:00:54] It's followed me for years now [00:00:55] Meaner by the day so I don't speak [00:00:58] I know it's chewing on my fingers while I sleep [00:01:00] I know it's stupid but it keeps without a leash [00:01:02] And I've been trying to set it loose [00:01:04] It seems it's freedom stripping me [00:01:05] So I treat it like what it is [00:01:08] I lay these eggshells to remember to be careful [00:01:10] You can find a swarm where the stingers hold back [00:01:13] You can find a warm spot in a cold snap [00:01:16] If you don't scratch when the itches make you hair stand tall [00:01:19] It may shake you but you won't fall down [00:01:22] You can find a swarm where the stingers hold back [00:01:25] You can find a warm spot in a cold snap [00:01:28] If you don't scratch when the itches make you hair stand tall [00:01:31] It may shake you but you won't fall [00:01:33] Justice can sleep for centuries [00:01:38] To wake when it's least expected [00:01:41] I never seen miraculous deeds fall on those who expect them [00:01:47] Life ain't a dream it's just a string of jokes [00:01:51] All connected there's something beautiful to me [00:01:55] In the act of making your own death bed and we sung [00:01:59] We all walk with smiles like chalk quick to wash off [00:02:02] Suit and loose and unbuttoned like ready to draw [00:02:05] Love it raw 'till tender is far too fierce for us [00:02:08] Winter is almost here for us and like july [00:02:10] Hard to find tracks when it's buried under so much decay [00:02:14] Hard to find trail when it's buried under what's paved [00:02:16] This is the story of my trial by erosion of words [00:02:20] Simple what's right like who's just being polite [00:02:22] We all walk with smiles like chalk quick to wash off [00:02:26] Suit and loose and unbuttoned like ready to draw [00:02:28] Love it raw 'till tender is far too fierce for us [00:02:32] Winter is almost here for us it's like july [00:02:34] Hard to find tracks when it's buried under so much decay [00:02:38] Hard to find trail when it's buried under what's paved [00:02:40] This is the story of my trial by erosion of words [00:02:43] Simple what's right like who's just being polite [00:02:45] You can find a swarm where the stingers hold back [00:02:48] You can find a warm spot in a cold snap [00:02:51] If you don't scratch when the itches make you hair stand tall [00:02:55] It may shake you but you won't fall down [00:02:57] You can find a swarm where the stingers hold back [00:03:00] You can find a warm spot in a cold snap [00:03:03] If you don't scratch when the itches make you hair stand tall [00:03:06] It may shake you but you won't fall down [00:03:08] You can find a swarm where the stingers hold back [00:03:12] You can find a warm spot in a cold snap [00:03:15] If you don't scratch when the itches make you hair stand tall [00:03:19] It may shake you but you won't fall down