Olive Branch from Home by CJ Lawrence

You never tried to understand me
You just told me I was wrong
That’s why I had to write myself these songs
Now I’ve sung things I’d never say
And pressed them to wax
I guess that means you get another chance

I’ve been dancing in the ashes of hope
Grateful for the strength to give up
So this is an olive branch
But it’s also a bridge
For you
To burn

If you listen, get all angry
Say the same drunk bullshit
Then I won’t have to look in the mirror

If you listen, and you hear me
Then I don’t know what’s next
And the truth is that that’s what I fear

I’ve been dancing in the ashes of hope
Grateful for the strength to give up
So this is an olive branch
But it’s also a bridge
For you
To burn

• Folk
• folk
• folk emo
• folk punk
• indie folk
• queer
• queer folk
• singer-songwriter
• Oakland