Well, here I am again. Stuck between posting nothing at all or something worthy of cringes (at least on my part). This is a song I haven’t let anyone hear in many years. Partly because I’m embarrassed of it musically and partly because I’m embarrassed of it emotionally. You’d think I was old to enough to look at these songs with objectivity, but… well, whatever. I recorded it in 1998, a few weeks before moving to New York City.
lyrics
Erin, she's cool, she's calm, she's collected
Unlike me, I'm climbing the ceilings
And I know she's somewhat disconnected
From all that we used to be
And she pulls on another cigarette
She's trying to forget
About all of the wonderful things we could be
Erin, she's cool, she's calm, she's collected
She is tired and sick of trying so hard
And I know she'd love to let me come back
If I hadn't broken her heart
And she drags on another cigarette
And she's starting to forget
About all of the wonderful things we could be
And I say, "Erin, open your eyes my love
Can't you see this is killing me?"
And she says, "Sorry, I know that it hurts,
But I'm not sure that we are where we're meant to be."
Erin, she's cool, she's calm, she's collected
Laying alone on a bed made for two
And I know that she don't think about me
But I wish to God that she would
Maybe she drags on another cigarette
And she's starting to forget
About all of the wonderful things we could be
And I sa,y "Erin, open your eyes my love
Can't you see this is killing me?"
And she says, "Sorry, I know that it hurts,
But I'm not sure that we are where we're meant to be."
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