Pastimes (As She Takes To The Skies)

from Don't Die Trying by Merry Christmas

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When the neighbor’s swollen talking
Has taken on a soiled tone
Peniciled-in appointments from those times you felt alone
With florescent yellow humming
In the absence of a song
Off-street parking, cardboard boxes
Piled from our empty closets

I know, all these sentimental chords won’t make it so

So you say, with your open arms
Im the one you waited for

Well I guess I tried my hardest
Or the most I ever did
Maybe like my school days I don’t know what trying is
So I celebrate the pastimes
Bathed in blankets and blue light
Hide my head, pay the rent
Cashing all the times we spent

Still I know, all the backlit mall photography won’t show

So you say, with your open arms
Im the one you waited for
But you feel, with a wounded heart
For the life you’re ready for
And a fond goodbye
As she takes to the skies

I never stayed better
All those nights spent back at home
And all the truths and lies that never would come true
What’s true is what you choose

So you say, with your open arms
Im the one you waited for
But you feel, with a wounded heart
For the life you’re ready for
And a final cry
As she takes to the skies

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from Don't Die Trying, released August 20, 2021
Words + Music: Jeff Enzor
Music: Justin Conway

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