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River Alley 162

by Jersey Grey

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When I moved on, you had already made the plans for a house,
a place to rest, a new home.
But we barely talked and found comfort in a war
with an enemy we could never defeat,
so please come back to me, I swear I mean this.
But words can dig a hole so deep and I can’t get out,
without knowing how close to the ground I am.
But so I tried. We got closer and closer and..
scars wont dissapear but how I wish they did.



And so we tied ourselves again,
a father like a friend but scars and heart shaped the same.
I never wanted anything to last but this,
it feels like sun burning onto pale skin,
so please don’t wear thin.



And it will get us through the years,
the things we both need to catch up,
we had the world at our feet.
But are a few years enough to catch it up?
I don’t know but at least we can tell mum we tried,
and give her back a family like she never had,
and build a home for a mother, a father and son.
But insecurities still ruin my life,
so hope pulled a rope around my neck tightly tied.



And so we drove down this road,
already been late for school,
until River Alley number 162,
a truck came up, he didn’t look right nor left,
he hit us straight in the side,
parts flying all over like in the war we both fought for years,
that itching noise when metal twists and hits a tree.
When I woke up again they didn’t tell me a thing.
‘Where is dad’ I called out, ‘did he reach work in time?’
They said ‘I need to recover, I broke some ribs and need sleep.’
I never wished for this life, why can't I simply defeat.
It was my fault so god please turn it on me.
I lost a part of me just when I found it again.



And I will hang my head in all the things left unsaid,
and finally complete without a reason to breathe.

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released February 14, 2016
Produced/Engineered/Mixed by Felix Thalhammer

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