Day off in Kyoto
I got bored at the temple
Looked around at the 7-Eleven
The band took the speed train
Went to the arcade
I wanted to go but I didn't
You called me from a payphone
They still got pay phones
It cost a dollar a minute
To tell me you're getting sober
And you wrote me a letter
But I don't have to read it

I'm gonna kill you
If you don't beat me to it
Dreaming through Tokyo skies
I wanted to see the world
Then I flew over the ocean
And I changed my mind (woo)

Sunset's been a freak show
On the weekend
So I've been driving out to the suburbs
To park at the Goodwill
Stare at the chemtrails
With my little brother
He said you called on his birthday
You were off by like ten days
But you get a few points for trying
Remember getting the truck fixed
When you let us drive it
Twenty-five felt like flying

I don't forgive you
But please don't hold me to it
Born under Scorpio skies
I wanted to see the world
Through your eyes until it happened
Then I changed my mind

Guess I lied
I'm a liar
Who lies
'Cause I'm a liar


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Kyoto Lyrics as written by Morgan Nagler Marshall Vore

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    At first, it seems like a travel diary but it’s really about her relationship with her dad.

    Focus on the second verse with the “you” getting her little brother’s birthday wrong and with the memory of letting her drive (as a kid).

    fanofoldieson October 17, 2022   Link
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    It’s a song about having sex with your brother.

    bart118268on March 06, 2024   Link
  • -2
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    Wellllll-to be young, aye???

    HolyMerdeon February 07, 2021   Link

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