I Could Handle Him

by Personnel

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I thought we were even now,
as if there was a score
I thought I had made it out
One sign of you and I'm not so sure

You send your men, you humour me with him:
his gait, his gall, his guile!
His teeth were white, his shirt too tight on him,
his slick, centurion smile

He took his time to say his piece
His suit jacket had a stain
His brand-new shoes and conceit
almost made me feel I was back again

in time gauged in propeller blades and counted
in turns of a ceiling fan
Time held in your grip, time held captive
in your hour hand

But I could handle him,
I could please him and convince him he was smarter than me
I could flatter him
and convince him that he was just who he wanted to be

I thought I had come this far:
to look up in the sky
and not recognise the stars,
but this thick cloud obscures my sight

He draws into a storm to escort me
but every time you'll find that I'm not coming with
He'll leave me pleased, believing he has caught me
but I'll be far from him

I could handle him,
I could please him and convince him he was smarter than me
I could flatter him
and convince him that he was just who he wanted to be

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released September 23, 2022
Song, Production: Personnel
Vocals: Luki
Co-Production: Josh GT and Luki
Mastering: Rupert Clervaux
Original Artwork: Cheeks
Cover Design: Ed Webb-Ingall

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Personnel is a song writing studio started by Robbie Defacto in 2020.

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