Pinwheels

by Bye Bye Empire

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Wheaties for breakfast made me too ambitious.
"I'll set myself from the pack, my friends say I gotta act." And
I've got the perfect plan all laid for her:
A single flower in her door, when she gets home this semester.

Oh! What a great idea!
Except for the damning metaphor,
The image of the flower pedals falling to her bedroom floor…
She loves me :: She loves me not
Pinwheels feel right for a swap, but even then they're all for what?

'Cause Pinwheels will continue to turn, And
My heart will continue to burn.
Even though they may be apt to describe the point we're at,
I hope one day she might feel
There's more for us than pinwheels

Don't be fooled now by your eyes;
Kaleidoscope wings cut like knives. And
All they ever seem to show is that they always end at "Go." And
The best laid plans always end up gettin' shelved.
I think I might have better luck if I cut the act and be myself.

Don't be naïve, don't overthink it ––
There's more to me than first impressions.
Gotta buckle up and take a chance,
Gotta buckle up and take a chance.
I just gotta buckle up and take a chance, yeah.

There's more for us than pinwheels.

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released September 8, 2018
Music by Bye Bye Empire

Brian Buchanan
Shaun Gold
Mike Maldarelli
Andrew "dNo" Paladino

Mike Terranove on Trumpet

Mixed & Mastered by The Jerry Farley

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