Taking Grandpa For A Walk

from Exodus All Over by The Bird Calls

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Aren’t you getting sick of talking about your star sign?
I can see the moon in your eyes
Taking grandpa for a walk
He’s been sleeping for a long time
Half of what I say are all lies
And the other half are things I’ve memorized
You tell me slow down but I’m making up for lost time
Talking to you all night

Yesterday I watched as they were tearing up the sidewalk
The rubble in the rain was like a seaside storm
Kept my head in the sand long enough to miss the fireworks
Placing stars where there was only sky before
And then they burst and there’s no starlight anymore
Wide open spaces outside the window of the wine store
There are craters in our folklore
Rockin’ the cradle of the civil war
Yeah

I guess I’m glad that you’re with me
Or else I might not believe what I’m seeing
It’s a kind of bad habit I’ve developed in the past year
To shake myself awake when I’ve been dreaming
Scouring the aftermath for meaning
And when you can’t hear me you can feel us touching spirits
And there’s only space between us
Like Mercury and Venus

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from Exodus All Over, released August 11, 2023

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