Mineral King - Telethon

Matching paint up to apartment walls

Same shade of beige the landlord recommended

It don’t behave the way, say, blue or green would

But it’s lukewarm.

And we’re lukewarm

Deloused and friendless here in mid-north Cali

Not San Francisco, not quite Silicon Valley

It’s by the airport if you know where that is

Say ‘Oh sure.

Okay.

I sure do, yeah.'

Mineral King

Stay inside, avoid the dream

This is my Mineral King

Tear it down, return to scene

Isolation to maladaptation

Is it honest, are we good to go?

Startled email.

One week paid vacation

Feeling high till I was feeling low

Mineral King

Stay aligned, forget the dream

This is my Mineral King

Lay me out, return to being

When up is down

You’ve just gotta start wasting your time

That’s the only way to find out

That you’re okay losing daylight

That being coiled up

Bursting at the seams feels fine

When I am working I am somewhere

A stable boy

No heart or mind to bear

When I am focused I can tune into

The weightless, drifting, conditioned, cycled air

When I am home I write to-do lists

Tape post-its to my door

I mounted my TV last night

Then watched it plummet to the floor

I watched it plummet to the floor

Mineral King

Close it down, ignore the dream

This is my Mineral King

The weird realization there’s no one on your team