Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I saw her in a dream exiting the bookstore lobby
Sitting on a bench on Baltimore and reading Murakami
Slipping salt beneath the sun, her hands now tying up her hair
One pair of deeply tinted shades reflects my unbelieving stare
[Verse 2]
And at once
I am taken
[Verse 3]
She asked me what I wanted as if one ever really knew
And I said dull domestication free from pressure to pursue
Another love, another touch, another tired conversation
And then she shut her novel sharply and proposed a new location
[Verse 4]
And at once
I obliged
[Verse 5]
Details for a new protest adorn white printer paper fliers
She says I feel so old admitting counter culture makes me tired
She leads me into the cafe, her intention is exact
It is 104 degrees, she takes her coffee hot and black
[Verse 6]
And at once
I am entranced
[Verse 7]
She suggests we settle down, meaning settle down for good
She knows the perfect place on Martha Street in her old neighborhood
And then a taxi sounds a horn, and it is full of all our things
And it is parked outside the cafe, and the driver sounds incredibly
[Verse 8]
Impatient
[Verse 9]
When we merge onto the freeway she rolls her window down completely
The driver dials into a station, and then she smiles at me discreetly
She says, I love this song, then turns away and tracks the clouds
The driver curses with conviction while Heavy Metal Drummer plays us out
Written by: Jacob Ewald
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