been a dream

from rough nights by Hel Sídhe Wyly

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she said,
"honey, what do you need to be alright?"
a case of amnesia'd do me fine
i've been bangin my head against this wall,
endlessly a year or four,
but i can still recall it all.

now she's callin me from a freight train
with some sorry piece of shit that broke her pretty face.
and i tell em to be good,
and i tell him to or else
and i tell her that i need her, and to take care of herself
while that westward wind swells,
oh, blow her home.

she said, "honey, what do ya need to be happy?"
oh gimme some amnesia, that'll do me
i couldn't feel no more like a stranger to myself
so if i forgot my name, i'd be just as well.

i'm still sitting by the ocean with you,
darlin, in my mind.
still sitting with the ghosts that we tried to leave behind
i'm still sitting on the staircase with your hand wrapped up in mine.
stay alive,
i gotta see ya one more time.

owl wing,
foxtail sway
been a dream
let me wake
been a dream
hasn't it, babe?
been a dream,
let me wake.

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from rough nights, released January 31, 2021

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all itchy feet, calloused fingers, burnt cities and wild forests.
banjo, dulcimer, concertina, mouth trumpet and vocals by Hel Sídhe Wyly.

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