a long time ago

New song. Olympia on the violin. I tried to be genuine with this one since all of my other songs, I've been told, are farces, which is in keeping with the fear of emotional expression that I wrote about yesterday. Anyway, here are my innards, have a look.

Half of my heart’s on a holiday
Half of the night I’m lying awake
All of the summer I’ve been running on low
Feels like I knew you a long time ago

From your last letter, I should have known
“Don’t bother to find me, for I have just flown
“I know where you’re going, but I will not go.”
The things you said, darling, a long time ago

Life in the city goes on as before
This part of the story I don’t know anymore
I can’t be bothered by what I don’t know
Someday it’ll all seem a long time ago

I’m easy to love and I am easy to know
I’m a wary old rover with a long tale of woe
I’m full of confession but have nothing to show
Someday we will all seem a long time ago