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lyrics

shadows move across old brick
i stare vacantly as they pass
it's like looking into his photograph
and you cry when you thought you might laugh
we move around in a circle
our hands need a struggling task
you know that i went off looking for mine
and i never came home

you can see things aint what they used to be
and over time we'll give back what we stole
i watched you grow tall like that oak tree
saw myself just slowly get old
and taking place of this calm disaster
it's just a voice in the dark you won't hear
talking about leaving the same place you relate to your fear

i'll admit that sometimes i miss my little town
where i know i could find you there
because i'm lonely as hell in this city by myself
and i'm so glad to hear that you are doing well
so, please no passing through
please... no passing through.

our illusion of love made us hollow
it's hard to look past the one you don't see
poison memory tends to follows you
the way it still follows me
it's that now or never mentality
we've been holding on since day one
it seems you've found another
to keep close while you stay on the run

there's the lover who left you on warning
and there's the one that would fall at your feet
and by nighttime you won't know the difference
as you crawl through the same empty streets
and with no exception, they all keep asking
"when are you coming back?"
another plan to surrender, another meaningless panic attack

don't forget that you soon will be coming down
with a scar you will love to share
and you'll be lonely as hell in that city with everyone else

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

Stuart - backup vocals, piano, Hammond B3, Mellotron, celesta

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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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