Give it a Rest

from Expandable by Dave Ihmels

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Give it a rest already
You look tired
And I know you don’t mean half the things you say
You must have been dreaming
When you said that
Or half-awake at best
It’s 4 in the morning, give it a rest

It’s sundown somewhere
People are heading home
It’s sunrise somewhere else
And the coffee’s warm
Around here I’m not sure anymore
Which end is up
So I’ll be sure to look both ways before I cross today

Well you know that I am
Guided by my hands
I like fishing around in the light just to shut it down
Ripping apart the pages
Of the master plan
That’s the thing I do best with my hands

Some say I am living in denial
Others think I’m childish most of the time
While we’re deciding which of these
Is leading most quickly to our ruin
I’ll say “No it’s not” no matter what it is

Give it a rest already
You look tired
And I know you don’t mean half the things you say
You must have been dreaming
When you said that
Or half-awake at best
It’s 4 in the morning, give it a rest

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from Expandable, released April 8, 2008

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Dave Ihmels Washington, D.C.

I am a performing singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. I write expansive, often experimental, folk-rock music featuring idiosyncratic characters and sonic goodies. I like to put a sparkle around the mundane.

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