Chequered flag Vans and an old suit jacket.
You and I were on a tear, running rabid.
Time waits for no man, time has passed me by.
It’s still you for who my soul is thirsting.
It’s the bad dream I’ve been having every night this week.
On a balance beam.
It’s a day late – I was sleeping in this stalemate.
Treading water.
Time, oh time - did I wither on the vine?
You were mine, all mine.
Was I clear enough in the words we spoke?
Did you know I was that ghost?
We are smoke.
So I’m going where the ocean meets the land.
My father walked the steps in which I stand now.
Was I drinking the Kool Aid when I said I felt you there?
In this new loss I feel the weight of you, I swear.
It’s a shoulder fake - for each passing car, a half-life taken.
I bide my time and keep it well hid – a book of matches for the latchkey kid.
I set a fire to my insides.
You hold it up to the light.
Take a look from both sides now.
You hold it up to the light.
Say never mind, let it ride.
credits
from The Latchkey Kid,
released September 20, 2019
Liam Frost - Vocal/Acoustic
George Cooke - Drums
Roberto Ruiz - Bass
Roo Walker- Electric Guitar/Acoustic guitar/Celeste
James Jayawardena -Piano/Hammond
Scott Poley - Pedal Steel
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