Everett from Apartments by Built Like Alaska
Everett was an old man when I met him. He loved his little 2 foot by 3 foot patch of flowerbed in front of his apartment. He planted peppers and tomatoes but the poor soil and bugs never let anything fruit. He always gave advice about staying away from women and marriage. He had a loud toothless laugh that often followed his advice. He died after being hit by a car while walking across the only bridge in town. I have no idea why an 80 year old needed to cross that bridge.
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| 3. | Everett | 3:43 |
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Everett-
Old Everett is 80
and the pepper is his lady.
Bu,t from a snail he couldn't save her.
So he won’t grow anymore.
He says he can’t afford
the heartache endured.
Nature has him disturbed.
In a parking lot kneeling,
with a flower bed feeling
for every weed he’s been killing,
another grows in the sun
to plague his only one.
His one and only one
Nature’s only son.
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Built Like Alaska: a rock band from California. Surrounded by rolling pastures, a cold river, and stony foot hills, the band has developed their craft to reflect the scenery surrounding them. Bringing a rural perspective to sturdy rock songs, the music has been said to conjure images both "warm and rich as the central valley sun” and as isolated as a “mic stand draped in cob webs...."