heart of a pessimist

from Queer POP Mixtape by Be Steadwell

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lyrics

you stole my love
like a heavy load
old suitcase full of
black clothes
everyday was a funeral

you stole my heart
like a high stakes heist
right look left
no one's in sight oh
something in your eyes

i had the heart of a pessimist
you got the heart of the romantic

i had the heart of a pessimist
darling what you do with

my ugly world
makes me want to cry
all of my people
struggle up until we die
turn off the news tonight

your pretty world
cast a different light
you light up the room with a true smile
wear your chains like silver lines

i had the heart of a pessimist
you have the heart of a romantic

i had the heart of a pessimist
darling what you do with it

there are days
i can't wake up
there is no amount of rest
that will keep all this history
from burning in my head.
YOU
pull my body
to your body

you say baby use your love.

while i dream of ways
to kill the man
you just want to give him hugs.

you stole my blue
like a yellow light
quiet and brilliant as the sunrise
kiss away the night

morning i wake
to my woman's lips
everything soft when we touch like this
live for a moment as an optimist

i had the heart of a pessimist
you have the heart of a romantic

i had the heart of a pessimist
darling what you do with it

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from Queer POP Mixtape, released January 25, 2013

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Be Steadwell Washington, D.C.

Be Steadwell is a singer songwriter from Washington DC. With roots in jazz, acapella and folk-Be calls her music QUEER POP. Be's original music features earnest lyricism, and proud LGBTQ content.

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