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I've always wanted to write a song that just tells a story - so this is how it goes...
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Lyrics
She lightens up cigarette, her lips in a faint smile
blows circles in the smoke while tears flow from her eyes
She goes through her closet to find something to wear
and everytime she thinks of him she moves towards the door
And as she walks around like that she doesn't understand
how a simple love like they once had gets so out of hand
That's how he finds her there
He's worn-out and he's tired, been working all day long
his mind is clouded by the problems he has had at work
He goes through the refrigrator to get himself a beer
doesn't notice she's been crying or what's going on right there
And as he glances at her sideways he doesn't understand
what happened to the spark of light that they once shared
That's how he finds her there
They fight as they do every night
but then she looks at him
and something breaks
It takes a while for him to realize
that she is leaving
something's changed
She's standing at the railway station, a suitcase in her hand
a ticket to her hometown where she still has some friends
See her lips move slowly repeating the same words
'This time I can make it' is what she tells herself
But as the train arrives there the doors open and close
she's still standing at the platform, regretting her choice
That's how he finds her there
blows circles in the smoke while tears flow from her eyes
She goes through her closet to find something to wear
and everytime she thinks of him she moves towards the door
And as she walks around like that she doesn't understand
how a simple love like they once had gets so out of hand
That's how he finds her there
He's worn-out and he's tired, been working all day long
his mind is clouded by the problems he has had at work
He goes through the refrigrator to get himself a beer
doesn't notice she's been crying or what's going on right there
And as he glances at her sideways he doesn't understand
what happened to the spark of light that they once shared
That's how he finds her there
They fight as they do every night
but then she looks at him
and something breaks
It takes a while for him to realize
that she is leaving
something's changed
She's standing at the railway station, a suitcase in her hand
a ticket to her hometown where she still has some friends
See her lips move slowly repeating the same words
'This time I can make it' is what she tells herself
But as the train arrives there the doors open and close
she's still standing at the platform, regretting her choice
That's how he finds her there
Ed Hannifin
I think it's a well crafted story lyric, and leaves enough unsaid for the
listener to bring something to the mix... The general feel of the track
reminds of a cross between Steely Dan/Donald Fagen and maybe some of
the more lounge-like arrangements on some Leonard Cohen recordings.
It's a very well put together basic track. For some reason the vocal seems
to me to sit in a different acoustic space, seeming maybe a little dryer and
more forward than the instruments. I think also that the melody could be
stronger, more definite... I could imagine this with a very "smoky" lead
vocal, and some jazzy backing vocals coming in the chorus, and that
would be very catchy... Neat song, Denny.... Ed