Staggered staccatos of memory follows
a score that drags too long, left on repeat
The rose petals fall 'fore you remember to smell them
When next spring approaches, oh, will you be free?
Restlessness resonates through each broken melody
The faultlines expand and the ground, it does shake
It was written so pretty in plans for recovery
Now darkness envelopes you, confounding your way
Well, the notes they do follow you or you follow them
You step on each other in utter confusion
And where is this switch to provide you a pause?
You'll no longer need it when it's no longer lost
Slits in the string that you laid down to lead you back
stare at you, challenging - "How'd you get here?"
You sang your surroundings so loud as you travelled
with your eyes closed so tight, while your path disappeared
In the dark now, just trembling or running into walls
Cursing, embarrassed with each clumsy fall
Too many details left out from your songs
But just as you must keep singing, you must keep walking on
Staggered staccatos of memory follows
a score that drags too long, left on repeat
The rose petals fall 'fore you remember to smell them
When next spring approaches, oh, will you be free?
credits
from My New Hat,
released December 9, 2012
Written by Ryan Williams. Justin LeCuyer plays mandolin, Ashley Hooper plays violin.
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