Boxelder

Track 7 on Go

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Box elder refers to both a particular species of tree, acer negundo, as well as the insect that almost exclusively inhabits and feeds on said trees. The insect… Read More

Jun. 12, 20121 viewer

Boxelder Lyrics

Hey boxelder, where'd you go?
Hey boxelder, take me with you

Loneliness, I don't exist, that's fine, okay
A slickened wrist and all of this will end, okay
Hey boxelder
I'm terrified of everything at night
Hey boxelder
I'm terrified of what I lack inside me

[Hook]
Caught me talking to myself again
One by one, we all go marching in

I hate myself and no one else
But I lie so well that you'd never tell
If I let you in, it would end us both
I care too much to leave this host

Loneliness, I don't exist, that's fine, okay
December's gift, a constant fist to spine, okay
I'm terrified of everything at night
Hey boxelder
A dying wish to care if I exist
Hey boxelder

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[Hook]
Caught me talking to myself again
One by one, we all go marching in

I hate myself and no one else
But I lie so well that you'd never tell
If I let you in, it would end us both
I care too much to leave this host

When loneliness comes crashing in
I will always sink, I will never swim
It's the game I play, it's the course I curse
A constant captive at my worst
When I'm at my worst
When I'm at my worst
When I'm at my worst

Hey boxelder, take me with you
Hey boxelder, take me with you

About

Box elder refers to both a particular species of tree, acer negundo, as well as the insect that almost exclusively inhabits and feeds on said trees.

The insect habituates, feeds, and relies on the of the tree to the point of almost being symbiotic. The insect is also known, like a stink bug, to release a stinky gas when disturbed in their natural habitat.