Ruby

from Sublimation by Gravelarks

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lyrics

Sand-sculpted ruby you are
on the countertop of a crowded bar
populated by flies
with 20/600 vision in both eyes
They can't see you
the way you produce and reflect light
They can't know what
damning pressure produced you
We're just the bugs
conscientious and proud
moving with grace
through the fields and plows
A kid with a rock
wants to straighten you out
but I move myself over your body
My feeble shelter
the gesture itself is what matters
When the caustic nightmare
moves with gravity's helping
So don't wait
until you're whole again
In your moments of grace
you regenerate
You're the one that shines
No witnesses required
Your dignity is their venom
and it's my anodyne
Each joy is entirely yours
Sprung from the clay
deprived of water
you'll make it farther

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from Sublimation, released August 15, 2017

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Gravelarks Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Formed in 2016 in Pittsburgh, PA, featuring current and former members of Orgone, Miracle Worker and Annakarina. Full-length album, "Sublimation," released on August 16th, 2017. Forthcoming album available in Spring 2023.

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