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Notes From a Diner

from Creationism by Weston Payne

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lyrics

'll take the number nine to stay today
I'm doing laundry down the block
Usually I take it slow and to-go
I'm not a fan of the house hot sauce

It's crowded in here this morning
I'm in here earlier than most weekends
I guess most regulars are early birds
At this diner where the street bends

Right outside the train stop
The clientele's all kinds
Hopeful lotto players
And bumbling nervous guys

Families before church Sunday
Post-hookup nervous stares
Showered laptop professionals
And my dirty pen-ink hair


The sun hits my eyes
Right through that one broken blind
I can empathize
With my breakfast's sunny side up eyes


The Sunday morning waitress
Calls you honey, has a crooked thumb
Has extra make-up on today
I wonder if a suitor will come

With a nuanced practiced rhythm
The grillman flips a flapjack
Chops onions, scatters hash browns
All before the toast turns black

The coffee is thin and sour
I usually don't go for cream
But I'll make the sacrifice
For the caress of caffeine

The eggs are over medium
Not easy but it's fine
It's greasy, warm, and satisfying
And I'm just killing time

The sun hits my eyes
Right through another broken blind
I can empathize
With my breakfast's leaking out eyes


Snippets of conversation
Pass through and intertwine
With An article on my phone
I listen to pass the time


Describing lights on a timer
The price of bacon's gone up
Something about the weather
And Refilling coffee cups

"Someone pass the butter"
"Which table is near an outlet?"
"Hey Craig it's nice to see you
You ain't been in in a bit"

The family in the corner
Is quiet, awkward and tense
Maybe one of them is an in-law
Or the landlord raised the rent

Maybe one of the kids is in trouble
For playing baseball in the house
Maybe the daughter is upset
That her father killed a mouse

The sun hits my eyes
through a third broken blind
I can empathize
With my breakfast's chewed up and eaten eyes

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from Creationism, released May 20, 2019

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Weston Payne Chicago, Illinois

Solo project of Daniel Weston Payne. Usually some sort of mix of electronic and natural elements, songs about driving and philosophical thought experiments

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