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lyrics

listener, stay here until the end
it's solitude's ambition to become your friend
taking apart what you've built to mend
you're the only one left standing there
so dust off your soul, now click your heels
impressive strategy: unable to feel
anything more than the wound that heals
keeping track of everything possible

you're selling off to buy some more
it's a glorious kingdom asleep on the floor
with a gun in your mouth, no lock on the door
almost everything you've ever wanted
so if this song speaks to you, than that's a sign
that language is easy when all the words rhyme
and you've got nothing left inside but a dead dialogue undiscovered

have mercy on us who suffer!
he said, "i would, but that wouldn't leave much room for all the others."

now there's a dollar sign when you empty your hands
you give it all up for nothing but you don't understand
you're just a sunken anchor, a fish in the sand
if you breathe in deep you won't feel a thing
now introducing to the crowd
it's a perfect match for the underground
for anyone who can't find a clean way out
we all think the world of you

it's a dying wish, more like a matter of fact
desolation row's not coming back
don't worry baby, we can paint it black
it's been a long, long, long, long time
i'm out on the weekend
i'm learning to fly
like a bird on the wire at closing time
every waterloo sunset is waiting 'round to die
but hey, hey, hey what can i do?

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from Limping Through Paradise, Come Home, released February 1, 2019
Andy - vocals, all guitars

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Andy Holmes Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

"Full of wordy poetry and haunting atmospherics that recall indie storytellers like Conor Oberst and Sufjan Stevens, Andy Holmes' late-night folk music is rich with existential observations about everything from panic attacks, to the loneliness of city life." -IndyWeek


Andy Holmes is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist living in Philadelphia, PA. ... more

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