January 1st, 1921

from A Long Dash (Followed by Ten Seconds of Silence) by Jake and the Leprechauns

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JANUARY 1ST, 1921
(for Donald McMahon)

Sat down at the frozen window—
a little flat in Dublin

Just a lonely Irish boy,
all I can see is this snow
piled up on the ground

If I could leave this town
without her,
never turn around
until it’s over
The war left me so broken, tired and empty,
just waiting in this cold city

It’s New Year’s 1921
and this everlasting storm won’t come down
But then, your red dress on the floor
starts to look like a metaphor
for everything that goes wrong
when you try to belong

If I could leave this town
without her
and never turn around
until it’s over
The war left me so broken, tired and empty,
just waiting in this cold city

I could have been a true writer,
and told everyone about the little things
that still make a difference in this world

I could have been the last sailor
to stumble upon an island
no one’s ever found
and finally wear my crown

If I could leave this town
without you
and never turn around
like my life’s over
This love left me
both stranded and strangely free,
just dreaming of eternity

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from A Long Dash (Followed by Ten Seconds of Silence), released November 22, 2008

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