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Part​-​Time Angel

from Safe and Sound and Fury by Lee Zangari

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"Thirty spokes share a hub;
The usefulness of the cart
lies in the space where there is nothing.

Clay is kneaded into a vessel;
The usefulness of the vessel
lies in the space where there is nothing.

A room is created by cutting out doors and windows;
The usefulness of the room
lies in the space where there is nothing.

Therefore,
The benefit of things lies in the usefulness of nothing."
- Laozi, the Tao De Ching, trans. Yasuhiko Genku Kimura

“I certainly wasn't happy. Happiness has to do with reason, and only reason earns it. What I was given was the thing you can't earn, and can't keep, and often don't even recognize at the time; I mean joy.”
- UKLG, The Left Hand of Darkness

lyrics

i threw out my knife collection
hallowed as it was
i cut out the whole midsection
now i'm in the running for a lack thereof

part-time angel, full-time thief
never use this list of words, they make you sound weak
there's a hole in your heart but it still tries to beat

i made out my will in jest
and left me all my beds
all the ones i ever slept in
unmade, untouched, and just like when i left, unwed

frisbee behind cvs
as yet undiscovered bottleneck
nice local girls and well, you know the rest

what a waste of of day,
to carry on this way is so feminine and strange
then again, no danger of surrender if you're dead
ursula said the center is joy, not happiness,
i don't know what she meant

part-time angel, full-time thief
never use this list of words if you ever wanna eat
there's a hole in your heart where the ends didn't meet
and we teased you then, didn't we?

greasy, over easy, something's on your mind
wheezy, people-pleasy, counting all your dimes

racerback girl with portrait eyes
never use this list of words if you wanna be my bride
there's a hole in your heart where the blood won't decide

you know, something that i've found
the body sticks around, unsupervised, unsound
everyone's recovering from babel in the end
oh, when you said that life was a chore and you lay back down,
what was it you meant?

answer to the name of nothing
listen at the door
sit here with your ankles touching
until somebody asks you what you're waiting for

part-time angel, full-time thief
never use this least of words, they make you sound weak
there's a hole in your heart but it still tries to beat

part-time angel, full-time thief
never use this list of words, they make you sound weak
there's a hole in your heart where the song won't repeat

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from Safe and Sound and Fury, released March 3, 2024

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Lee Zangari Boston, Massachusetts

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"one of the most unique and brilliant sounds to emerge from greater new england. a truly gifted artist." – south shore magazine

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