I’ve Got Them Both Inside My Head

Photo: “I’ve Got Them Both Inside My Head” by Matthew

What I’ll Remember Most from the 2003 double album Ohio by Over the Rhine

The saddest songs are the happiest The hardest truths are the easiest Put us both to the test And tell me if you still need me And I will swallow these words And see if I can still believe

The biggest lies are the little ones When the look in your eyes is the distant one Angel or demon You know that they can share the same bed I’ve laid awake so long I’ve got them both inside my head

This is what I’ll remember most about dying So many moments like ghosts Slipping through my hands in vain

You were 80% angel 10% demon The rest was hard to explain

This American dream may be poisonous Violence is contagious Crowded or empty I walk these city streets alone Whoever brought me here Is gonna have to take me home

This is what I’ll remember most about dying Loading these moments like a gun Hoping to kill the pain

You were 80% angel 10% demon The rest was hard to explain