Late to Bloom

from The State That We Are In by Rachel Garlin

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lyrics

Standing on the dock
Looking at your eyes
Trying to see the friend
That I almost made in ninth grade

I really want to stare
Repair you like Jerusalem
And see you in the high school dark room
Where we developed our film

You were always cool
Somebody’s desire
I was on the side
A latent wildfire
A patient wildflower
Late to bloom

Now in your canoe
Slender bones and sinew
An orthopedic surgeon
Your wife had to discontinue
Her prestigious law career
Trying guys for homicide
A mother must decide
How much litigiousness will bring her

You were always cool
Somebody’s desire
I was on the side
A latent wildfire
A patient wildflower
Late to bloom

It wasn’t something I could muster
Oh no
The confidence to say hello
It wasn’t something I could bluster through
With nonchalance
As if I wasn’t wasn’t wasn’t
Loving you
You

You were always cool
Somebody’s desire
I was on the side, a latent wildfire
A patient wildflower
Late to bloom
A patient wildflower
Late to bloom

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from The State That We Are In, released June 25, 2021
Produced by Jonny Flaugher
Rachel Garlin - Guitar and vocals
Jonny Flaugher - Bass
Michael Jerome - Drums
Brandon Walters - Acoustic and tenor guitar

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