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tendernesspresence

abandonment of meaning in favor of presence

2026-05-29

why don't you say something good so i can feel good about myself why don't you laugh so i can believe in myself why don't you explain so nah don't explain i just wanna feel you i don't want you stepping away from the feeling you feel to look for words that i could understand don't make me understand, understand? if you make me understand how can i understand? see what's lying beneath the under stand baby my brain looks for a german word baby don't do anything, please don't do anything baby just baby, just, just baby you fair baby live baby i will enhance baby i'll stick around as you're better than yesterday and worse than tomorrow baby i love you baby

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