Can I get a witness?
Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket; never let it fade away.
So much for make-believe: I’m not sold; so much of dream’s deceit I’m not prepared to know. Your heart makes me feel, your heart makes me bold; for always and ever I’ll never let go.
I do believe it’s true that there are roads left in both of our shoes, but if the silence takes you then I hope it takes me, too.
I’m a new man: I wear a new cologne and you wouldn’t know me if your eyes were closed. I know what you’ll say, “This won’t last longer than the rest of the day,” but you’re wrong this time.
Love is the coal that makes this train roll; let me be your everlasting light.
And those were the times: the quietest days we’ll sit and smile and remember. Nothing could feel the same; we were so free, we were in each passing second.
Tom, get your plane right on time; I know that you’ve been eager to fly now. Hey, let your honesty shine, shine, shine like it shines on me, the only living boy in New York.
Diamond Dave, no one can hold a candle; nothing else is quite the same. Pretty Dave, I’ll always remember; I still carry such a flame.
Now it’s that time of year when all the skies turn grey. When I close my eyes I can feel you right next to me. You’re sleeping here in your favorite place. Who will be the one to bring you love?
There is no silence; I will keep following the sirens.
I know a time is coming: all words will lose their meaning. Please show me something that isn’t mine, but mine is the only kind that I relate to.
Maybe you will always be just a little out of reach.
Sometimes it seems that I don’t have the skills to recollect the twists and turns of plot that turned us from lovers to friends. I’m thinking I should take that volume back up off the shelf and crack its weary spine and read the help remind myself.
Death Cab for Cutie, “Expo ‘86.” Sometimes I think we all need a good reminder of why it was right to leave. This song reminds me every time.
This is the second track on my “March Mixtape Project” mix! Enjoy the audio and be on the lookout for track 3 tomorrow!
And yes, the squeaking of our skin against the steel is always getting worse.
