The Bitter Refrain

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Time slippin back says “I still need you”, wandering sweetly
still there’s a feeling in your heart that’s lonely
Don’t look back
Don’t lose sight of the bitter word
Time looks back through a double glass
And she’s drinkin the room up

Don’t pick apart the meaning
Dont break with the obvious rules
Please don’t disappoint me with this bitter refrain
Cause this was her song

Somebody’s got that new record on again, I’m digging the tuba
Lately, I’ve been looking lunar for my confidant
Don’t you love when the new moon just sends you starways?
I think I’m gonna pull the plug on this flooded daydream baby

Somebody’s broken the glass
I always knew this couldn’t last
Please don’t destroy me with this beggar’s romance
This was my song

Somebody’s prisoner took the book again, it’s a misdirection
But people need no reason to sow the seed of disruption into each other
Maybe next season, we’ll plant those peaches in a slit of earth
Cause nothing good ever hangs in these strange gardens

Don’t paralyze my rage
I found you all limp and deranged
Please don’t destroy me with this bitter refrain
Cuz this is your song

I’m steppin out with my gothic bat, she loves to wear black
Gazes at her feet and drinks me under the table every time we meet
got the devil’s fortune, she’s artistically shy with a swollen eye
I’m gonna try to understand her deep confidence man

Don’t pick apart the meaning
Or break with the obvious rules
Please don’t destroy me with this bitter refrain
Cause this was her song

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from Hello Stranger / The Bitter Refrain, released May 22, 2021

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