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You came too soon my love, my love,
A week since you left me in the sun.
You came too soon my love, my love,
A week since you cried when it was done.

It broke again, my heart, my heart,
When I saw that I could not just touch your hand.
It broke again, my heart, my heart,
As I tried so hard to find a place to stand.

I was broken but holding on,
I was broken but not yet gone.
No, not yet gone.

Your laugh was too bright, too bright,
Not a glance at me standing where I stood.
Your laugh was too bright, too bright,
I'd have laughed with you, laughed if I could.

You drank all of the night, the night,
The absinthe, the water and the wine.
You drank all of the night, the night,
You asked me how I was, I said 'I'm fine.'

I was broken but holding on,
I was broken but not yet gone.
No, not yet gone.

You spoke for a while, a while,
And then you spoke to him some more.
You spoke for a while, a while,
While I listened from behind his bedroom door.

He said 'I want to see the world, the world',
You said 'At last I've found someone like me.'
But you never found out who I was, I was,
Or the person that I most want to be.

I was broken but holding on,
I was broken but not yet gone.
No, not yet gone.

Farewell, my love, my love,
And for all that it's worth God bless.
Farewell, my love, my love,
You gave me naught, I owe you even less.

I was broken but holding on,
I was broken but not yet gone.
No, not yet gone.

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from The 43 Sessions, released December 23, 2012

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James and the Knave York, UK

James and the Knave are an acoustic duo from York.

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