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Sorry Amsterdam

from Swallowing The Sun by Steve Robinson

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An aural love letter to Morrissey & Marr, or simply a self-indulgent reflection on a personal musical journey? Yucky and groovy in equal measure...

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Sorry, Amsterdam

It's hard to tell the difference between sunshine and the rain
You sing them both so beautifully, please do it again
Happily doomed, now becomes soon
And so I wait...

And close my eyes
and it feels just like it's 1985
Shirtless and pale
No bite, no sting and no tail
Would I ever learn?

Sorry Amsterdam, all apologies Milan
You both have possibilities, I'm happy where I am
A scrape and a bow, soon becomes now
And still, I hesitate...

And I close my eyes
and it feels just like it's 1995
Clueless and vain
and other familiar refrains
(and other last names)

No excuse
I jumped the queue
and then missed the boat
Fled the scene
I licked the bones clean to sugarcoat
(trying to keep my hopes afloat)

It's hard to tell the difference between darkness and the light
You both have possibilities, and I thought you might
Exquisitely flawed
In search of the lost guitar chord
Will I ever learn?

The Emperor with new clothes on
See them sparkle just like the old ones

credits

from Swallowing The Sun, released February 16, 2021
Steve Robinson: acoustic guitars, lead and background vocals
Ed Woltil: electric guitars, bass, programming
Dan DeGregory: drums

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Steve Robinson Hendersonville, North Carolina

Strangled folk and mangled pop from a transplanted Englishman lost in America.

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