{"id":647,"date":"2019-05-28T01:28:53","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T01:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindingtwinkle.com\/blog\/?p=647"},"modified":"2019-06-02T16:59:01","modified_gmt":"2019-06-02T16:59:01","slug":"when-i-stop-barking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindingtwinkle.com\/blog\/when-i-stop-barking\/","title":{"rendered":"When I Stop Barking \u00a9 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/blindingtwinkle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/When-I-Stop-Barking-1.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>I dedicate this song to anyone who has a mean old person in their life. <br><br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I want to stress that this is a rough draft. I&#8217;ve been very busy writing, and haven&#8217;t put much thought into the production. This is one of 3 songs finished this past week. I&#8217;m so eager to share SOMETHING!  I actually have a good recording of Pixels, but hesitate to share it online until the copyright is secure because of it&#8217;s a pop tune nature.  <a href=\"http:\/\/blindingtwinkle.com\/blog\/when-i-stop-barking\/#more-647\">READ ON FOR LYRICS &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"2268\" data-attachment-id=\"649\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blindingtwinkle.com\/blog\/when-i-stop-barking\/20190423_193744\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindingtwinkle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190423_193744.jpg?fit=4032%2C2268&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,2268\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G970U&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1556048264&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;316&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;6&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20190423_193744\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindingtwinkle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190423_193744.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindingtwinkle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190423_193744.jpg?fit=525%2C295&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blindingtwinkle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190423_193744.jpg?fit=525%2C295\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindingtwinkle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190423_193744.jpg?w=4032&amp;ssl=1 4032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindingtwinkle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190423_193744.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindingtwinkle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190423_193744.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindingtwinkle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190423_193744.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blindingtwinkle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190423_193744.jpg?w=1575&amp;ssl=1 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">I may be hunched and twisted<br>Drooping toward the ground<br>I still sniff out your defects<br>Like a cadaver hound<br><br>No, you don't want to hear it<br>Well harness your revolt<br>It's the very thing that<br>You will miss the most<br><br>Cuz when I stop barking<br>Fire up the coal<br>Yeah when I stop barking<br>Start digging my hole. <br><br>When my legs are wheels and<br>My teeth sleep in a glass<br>And my gestures are jerky<br>Like silent films of past<br><br>When my skin crinkles<br>Like paper mache<br>And you can look straight through<br>And count up all the veins<br><br>When my cabinets fill with <br>Syringes and pills<br>Don't start counting down<br>Or looking for my will<br><br>It's when I stop barking<br>Fire up the coal<br>Yeah when I stop barking<br>Start digging my hole<br><br>Your eyes plead with me \"be quiet\"<br>No, not til I'm a ghost<br>And let me remind you once again<br>It's the thing that you'll miss most<br><br>When I stop barking<br>Fire up the coal<br>Yeah when I stop barking<br>Start digging. 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