I Am the Other

from Little America by The Little Americans

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I wash the floor again
And make up all the beds
No one sees my shadow
As I clean the windows
I empty out the pan
And sow my tattered threads
As they raise their glasses
I sweep up the ashes

I change the bandages on your face-lift
I fold your laundry and then raise your kids

You never see me there
As we pass on the stairs
Oh how could you notice
You’re callous to roses
It is just like a dream
Present and yet not seen
I hear all your secrets
And I always keep them

The other one beside you that you can’t recognize
The other one who does not have a name
The other one beside you whose light doesn’t greet your eyes
The other one beside you who has a faceless face

I wash the floor again
And make up all the beds
As they raise their glasses
I sweep up the ashes

Words and Music by David Mussen

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from Little America, released July 19, 2017
Jonathan Hughes: bass, keyboards, electric guitar
Guillermo Izquierdo: electric guitar
Alex Lynne: vocals

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the little americans Buffalo, New York

We aren't a band in the traditional sense. We all participate in the Robot Holiday Collective (www.robotholiday.com) and enjoy marrying our passion for making music with our desire to help others, and make this a more fair and just society.

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