oh girl

oh girl
I wish that I could take your pain away
oh girl
I wish I hadn’t hurt you in the first place
some nights I dream of you and we make peace
but we and peace don’t really co-exist

you belonged all day long
somewhere in a hope
but I won’t hold on
cos we’ve been gone for too long
we live in the same city
and didn’t even know
the saddest part, it doesn’t feel so wrong

oh girl
I hope your friend has relayed what I said
oh girl…
when I bumped into her the other day
and it’s become too easy, over time
to forget your face
have you forgotten mine?

you belonged all day long
somewhere in a hope
but I won’t hold on
cos we’ve been gone for too long
we live in the same city
and didn’t even know
the saddest part, it doesn’t feel so wrong
the saddest part, it doesn’t feel wrong at all

you belonged all day long
somewhere in a hope
but I won’t hold on
cos we’ve been apart for too long
we live in the same city
and didn’t even know
the saddest part, it doesn’t feel so wrong

that word, you taught me from your language years ago
that word, to absorb your pain and let you go
‘gadanalim’, if memory serves me well
or is it just a story that we tell?
I’m sorry that I couldn’t love you how your father would’ve hoped
my father used to shout…
and I turned into him for a few days
instead of locking all his words away
‘gadanalim’ is no longer from me…
I hope you realise all of your dreams…

am colin-clegg: vocals, guitars, bass, drums, keyboards
fm colin-clegg: backing vocals