we had our time in london, new york and l.a.
some cling to nothing
I can cling to yesterday
you should’ve seen me clocking miles the other day
with a happy, if resigned, smile on my face
maybe I always looked for things that were not there
only to pay with silences I couldn’t bear
but if there’s one thing I have learnt and now accept
as much as you may hate me
you will not forget
august and everything after
this one blow you couldn’t soften
cos you built me up
to knock me down
you built me up, you knocked me down
and I will always have the rides, the afternoons
the cigarettes you used to nick and then destroy
and maybe, truly, we burnt too much too soon
I still hope you’ll find a better life you will enjoy
in your mind
it was a miracle we were still alive
you thought the world out there wasn’t on your side
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previous titles: august and everything after
references: august and everything after (counting crows), goodnight l.a. (counting crows), I’ll take the rain (r.e.m.), yesterday (the beatles), nature’s law (embrace), a&w orange and brown (frontier ruckus)
released on:
THE MIRROR
am colin-clegg: vocals, guitar
misto: keyboard, bass
giulia ermirio: viola
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