Etats-Unis from Long Division by Jason David Tanner

Lipstick. Cryptic.
She hits you like a ton of bricks.
Mother of Pearl

Blond hair. Blue eyes.
Evil grin. Nose dive.
Run it into the ground.

Red light. Short fuse.
Grip too tight, you'll leave a bruise.
She doesn't like it when you stare.

Choke hold. Chronic.
Her morning breath is toxic.
Her Mother taught her well.

American Girl.

Shapes it. Bends it.
Smokes too many cigarettes.
Her dad was never there.

Pull back. Let go.
She has dreams of Tokyo.
Life is better over there.

Stand down. Sit up.
She won't ever wake up.
I'm her imaginary friend.

Yellow belly. Chicken.
Uncomfortable in her skin.
Her music makes you deaf.

American Girl.

Program. Record.
Uses you when she gets bored.
A puppet on a string.

Tangled in knots.
Vodka. Hopscotch
She'll never let you down.

Plane crash. Land fill.
She won't ever stand still.
She swims like a shark.
Program. Repeat.
Cotton mouth. Dry heat.
Twenty-five at fifteen.

American Girl.

• Alternative
• indie rock
• lo-fi
• rockfolk
• shoegaze
• surf rock
• Japan