Don't Be Long

from Medium [EP] by Mortimer Nova (2016)

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open my eyes
breathe in the sky for my direction
look to the light
at the longest self reflection
shake my hand and read my mind
you know there's nothing behind my disguise
my mind is stopped
my heart beats dropped
your eyes are soft
you're soul's been caught
when all else dies
time's the only killer left alive

pick a way (there's no reason for all this fear)
i will wait (when you only have two different ways to go)
don't be long (and when you feel yourself slowly slip away)
i'll be going (remember i was begging you to stay)

if you see me today
you'd probably see me walking away

might be late (rub your face to wipe away your mind)
wastin' time ('cause if you're still asleep your life's falling behind)
don't be long (i might not know which way the wind is blowing)
i'm impatient (at least i know which way i'm going)

don't go
but don't stay

know your hate (shave all of your hair off)
taste my mind (slice your fingers to the bone)
won't be long (knock out all your teeth 'cause)
i'll be gone (i'll be gone)

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from Medium [EP], track released December 6, 2016
recorded with tony becker

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Mortimer Nova is an experimental indie / anti-folk / indietronic group fronted by Michael Vilches based out of the Tampa Bay area in Florida. Mortimer Nova was ranked #14 on Non-Hollywood's "25 Indie Music Artists Worth Paying For" poll in 2014.

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