Track 1 of 10 from the second LP by M.D. Edwards, 'Empty Head Words'.
lyrics
EX-LOVER
It was an ominous occasion but not a spectacle to see
Just a shifting of framework in a paradigmatic dream
A tepid symmetry, the right and left coyly mirroring
Opposing yet complimentary, the nexus of harmony
There was a term for the weather reflecting the mood
And that term, it did escape me, but the thunder never could
So should you see that rain a coming, ask it, What does it mean?
And, Where has the sun gone on me?
Every day moves faster than the last and divides us like a great earthquake
All souls to break and be remade on your holy tectonic plates
As my hands flow prematurely and I say, Pen, meet the Page
And Pen says, How have you been old friend, and makes for an embrace
But the Page, having been hurt before, and feeling somewhat betrayed
Mourns, Pen, you can't just come back here after all these listless days
Where have you been, ex lover, off on a lark
While my tears fell down in pairs like beasts on the great ark
So Pen extends an olive branch and a sacrificial dove:
O If I could draw you one rainbow for each rainstorm, my love
I would carry you closer to show you in the mist above
That my colours could run beautiful across you in the wake of one more
Downpour so torrential it could divide our great coasts
Page interjects, If you look real close, your rainbow is nothing but a ghost
A metaphor, I might point out, for your residence and post
But Pen suggests, Empty head words are best often alone
I needed time and space and in those two are everything
It was nothing personal, you see, my omission and despondency
Merely to not appear to be redundant in our intimacy
As a fire needs air, a pen requires inactivity
A solace for thought and a longing to be
And a chance to miss you, my sweet Page, and with it a chance to reconvene
And do what we do best, our compliments are opposites
Let me show you what I mean
credits
from Empty Head Words,
released January 1, 2014
M.D. Edwards - music and lyrics, vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica;
Kat Nantz - vocals;
Lucy Liuxuan Zhang - violin;
Russell Jennison - bass;
Ryan Dugal - drums
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