Allen Tate - Don't Choke

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{Intro}
How do I know when the dream is over?
Hopes are high and lights are dim
I woulda known the familiar faces
The future's eating all my friends

{Verse}
No place for a pure heart
When the lights go down
It's a scratch in your neck
That bleeds you out

Who are who are who are you now
Deep in this fire, a riptide
A body seeking heat and heavy night

{Chorus}
So feed me all of that faith
(You're gonna be good)
Build up all of my hopes
(Don't choke)
Stretch me all of these ways
(You're gonna be good)
Lead me when I'm broke
(Don't choke)

{Verse}
Arе you wasting the good parts
Is it all washed up
Little bеast in your chest
That you can't choke down

Well give up give up give up give in
You'll weaken in time, sweet vice
Just slip into the sea and say goodbye

{Chorus}
So feed me all of that faith
(You're gonna be good)
Build up all of my hopes
(Don't choke)
Stretch me all of these ways
(You're gonna be good)
Lead me when I'm broke
(Don't choke)
So feed me all of that faith
(You're gonna be good)
Build up all of my hopes
(Don't choke)
Stretch me all of these ways
(You're gonna be good)
Lead me when I'm broke
(Don't choke)

{Outro}
How do I know when the dream is over?
(You're gonna be good)
Hopes are high and lights are dim
(Don't choke)
I woulda known the familiar faces
(You're gonna be good)
The future's eating all my friends
(Don't choke)

Release Date: June 15, 2024

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Allen Tate was born on November 19, 1899, in Winchester, Kentucky. He attended Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, where he became a part of the group of Southern poets known as the “Fugitives”, which included notable writers such as Robert Penn Warren and John Crowe Ransom. After graduating, Tate taught at various institutions, including Kenyon College in Ohio, where he influenced future poets such as Robert Lowell and Randall Jarrell.

Tate was not only a poet and essayist but also a prominent literary critic. He played a key role in the development of New Criticism, a school of thought that focused on close reading and analysis of literary texts. Additionally, Tate was associated with the Southern Agrarians, a group of writers who advocated for a return to agrarian values in the face of industrialization and modernization.

In 1943, Tate was appointed as the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, a prestigious position that highlighted his contributions to American letters. Throughout his career, Tate delved into various topics in his writing, including politics, religion, and the complexities of the human experience.

Allen Tate passed away on February 9, 1979, leaving behind a legacy as one of the most influential figures in American literature. His works continue to be studied and appreciated for their depth, insight, and contribution to the literary landscape of the 20th century.