South

from I Won't Let Me Down by Stolen Jars

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Sometimes we need to escape from our daily lives to realize that things have already started to fall apart. This is a song about finding the space to say what needs to be said, even if it leads to the end of a relationship. The instrumental for this song is actually the oldest one on the album, I had most of it done and sitting in a folder on my computer for over a year. We kept going back to it and finally found the words it was waiting for.

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South:
It was dark when you said we should go
Too late for mistakes, we can pack on the way
When a voice on the car radio
Said what you couldn’t say - a fragile refrain
And it’s calling out –

“Let’s drive south until we’re underground
We need some space to see ourselves”

I saw your eyes on the side of the road
They’re blue just the same, though your face has changed
Now there’s a part of you no one else knows
And you’ll never say, you never would say
Will you say it now?

“Let’s drive south until we’re underground
We need some space to see ourselves
Where you can scream out loud
Until your voice cuts out
And then the silence speaks for itself”

Hold me, why’d you have to leave me?
Did you say you want me?
Do you want me?
Hold me, why’d you have to leave me ?
Did you say you want me?
Do you want me?
No.

“Let’s drive south until we’re underground
We need some space to see ourselves
Where you can scream out loud
Until your voice cuts out
And then the silence speaks for itself”

It was dark when you said we should go
Now you’re not around
Who will hide from me now…

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from I Won't Let Me Down, released August 4, 2023

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