I Want You to Keep

by Cory Croft & the Band of Phantoms

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We found a little something in the woods
And took it far away
Lost count of the miles
And played together with it for days

We gave it back and forth for hours
We shared it with no shame
We held it tight and kept it warm on cold nights
And swore to take it to our graves

We made a pact and said we would keep it
And we'd never tell a soul
Protect our tiny little piece of heaven
And keep it forever

I want to hold it in my arms
I want to watch it fall asleep
I want it for myself
I want it to keep

You started acting quite peculiar
Rarely offering to share
I thought that we had an agreement
I thought that we both cared

You shared our secret with an unknown party
A figure cloaked in mystery
I went and searched all hell and creation
For wherever you could be

Followed the trail of footsteps
And I could smell the change in the air
And when I finally had tracked where you went
It wasn't even there

They want to hold it in their arms
They want to watch it fall asleep
They want to keep it for themselves
They want it to keep

I want it more
I want it
More

It left us both to find a place to die
We wore it out with our affairs
It starved as we took it for granted
We thought it would be forever there

If we ever come across it once more
If it ever seems to grace these lands
Let's take it back to where we found it
And crush it in our hands

Because this thing we had found was dangerous
It had thorns and claws and fangs
But it tasted so beautiful
Now it will never hurt again

I want to hold you in my arms
I want to watch you fall asleep
I want you for myself
I want you to keep

I want to hold you in my arms
Because I feel you when I dream
I want you look into your eyes
I want you to keep

I want you for me
I want you so deep
You taste so deadly
I want you to keep

In clouds of divinity
I want you so deep
I want you to keep
I want you so

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released February 14, 2022

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Cory Croft & the Band of Phantoms Providence, Rhode Island

I record myself having aggressive outbursts of heartfelt thoughts.

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