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So Long! (I'm Not Around)

from Catastrophe Hits by Broken Chanter

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lyrics

Nights are short in a commuter town
You still curse the day they broke ground
For the first time in a while
You don’t want to waltz with the waves

So come down off your cross and give us a shot
You’re perfectly happy more often than not
You’ve given it all and it all is a lot
But where you go now is an intrusive thought,
Is it not?

They get to say
“That’s the way now”
If you complain
“That’s the way now”
Hear them explain
“That’s the way now”

After years, you’ve yet to realise
You are far from biding your time
The world turns and you don’t feel a thing
We share nods but we’re not listening

So come down off your cross and give us a shot
You’re perfectly happy more often than not
The days that start off with ineffable loss
You’re quick to stamp down, ignore, and brush-off
Are you not?

They get to say
“That’s the way now”
If you complain
“That’s the way now”
Hear them explain
“That’s the way now”

The lights disappear on the ground
Embrace the pines, the weeds, and the sound
The world turns and I feel it again
Shred my notes, shred my mail, tell my friends

So come down off your cross and give us a shot
You’re perfectly happy more often than not
You’ve given it all and it all is a lot
But where you go now is an intrusive thought,
Is it not?

They get to say
“That’s the way now’
If you complain
“That’s the way now”
Hear them explain
“That’s the way now”

Tonight, I’m not around
So long! I’m not around
Tonight, I’m not around
So long! I’m not around

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from Catastrophe Hits, released October 29, 2021

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