Elijah

from Good Childhood by Not Caleb

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There's something about this morning air in early august that makes me want to take deep breaths
The car took me far away. I've gone this far; I can't turn back now

These red houses in the woods make me nervous, along with all of these kids that i don't know yet
My parents left me at bible camp, but, I'm shy and I don't talk much

"Elijah, can I be your friend? And you can show me how you have fun"
"Elijah, wont we get into trouble for this?"

Toilet paper dressed the girls bathroom and we shouldn't even be out of bed yet
But this is the most fun that I've ever had
I didn't know that I could be bad or if I had it in me
Now Elijah has a girl in his sleeping-bag

And I thought trading Oreo's
for Pokemon-cards was as far as this would go
I've gone this far: I can't turn back now

Now I'm hiding under the table from the countless thunder screams
Seeming reckless in this restless summer breeze
Becoming social to keep up with latest trends
Fell in love with a short-haired girl who I'd never see again

I don't have Jesus in my heart
I don't even know who he is anymore
He was was a made up friend who couldn't hold my hand

"Elijah, I wonder what you're doing now after fifteen years."
"Elijah, I bet you'll never know that this song exists"

Now I'm hiding under the table from the countless thunder screams
Seeming reckless in this restless summer breeze
Becoming social to keep up with latest trends
And I found a temporary friend
Now I'm hiding under the table from the countless thunder screams
Seeming reckless in this restless summer breeze
Becoming social to keep up with latest trends
Fell in love with a short-haired girl who I'd never see again

Fell in love, fell in love

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from Good Childhood, released February 5, 2015

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