january

your life together felt like poetry
then it suddenly turned to tragedy
granted, not in a most literal sense
but before you knew it
you gave up on yourself
days with her almost finished you
you wouldn’t start anew
you couldn’t see things through

and it was not for the want of trying
but January arrived
all remnants of love were blown away
with them the burden of the night
and the burden of the day

and it was not for the want of trying
but January arrived
all remnants of love were blown away
with them the burden of the night
and the burden of the day

just a little bit of truth at the dawning of a day
if you needed any proof…
what’s more telling than the way she forgot all about you
or pretended, anyway?

and it was not for the want of trying
but January arrived
all remnants of love were blown away
with them the burden of the night
and the burden of the day
and the burden of the night
and the burden of the day
with the burden of the night
and the burden of the day
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previous titles: trace of you around

and it was not for the want of trying
but January arrived
all remnants of love were blown away
with them the burden of the night
and the burden of the day

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