Songwriter Jesse Kates' first book of poems. Includes complete lyrics to Champagne Babycakes
Jesse "writes with the subtlety and assurance of a well-seasoned veteran in this powerful debut collection." - Jim Daniels, author of Rowing Inland and other books
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lyrics
walked the block alone tonight
in the side of my sight
I still pass you
my sky is dust and Mars
I don’t know where you are
so I'll ask you
cold air cut with grief
too thin to breathe
I can’t grasp you
shards of a final scene
furrowed into me
oh my Matthew
can't take that you're a story
I need you to be real
can't take that you're a story
I need you to be real
our home a dusty shrine
only creaks are mine
brittle flowers
you taught me how to swim
I’m foundering
at this hour
out front we’d set the sun
loveseat for one
can I face this?
carve M into the floor
by the kitchen door
can’t erase us
can't take that you're a story
I need you to be real
can't take that you're a story
I need you to be real
I don't ask why you died
there’s just no reason for the way things go
hopes turn and cars collide
who am I to be now? I cannot know
credits
from Champagne Babycakes,
released September 23, 2016
Jesse Kates ( Guitars | Singing | Piano | Percussion )
Dan Diamond ( Bass )
Ramone Hall ( Drums )
Kyle Dahlquist ( Mellotron )