Midsummer

from The 43 Sessions by James and the Knave

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Eight o'clock on a summer's night,
Shadows sway in the fading light.
I walk through the trees with my friends,
On my way to make amends.
No more ends.

I emerge and see your face,
This is the time, this is the place.
You look up and stare at me,
Then walk away, so suddenly.

It's too late,
It's too hard,
And it's too far.

I had far more to say but
If you don't want to stay, love,
I won't ask you to.
And I had far more to give but
I know you can live more
With him by your side.

You went with him into the night,
Hand in hand and out of sight.
It's a sort of love I never knew,
Although I was as close to you,
For those three months.

The stars are few in the sky,
I will not speak to you, nor ask you why.
I'm not alone, I'm not afloat,
The things I want to say are the ones I won't.

It's too late,
It's too hard,
And it's too far.

I had far more to say but
If you don't want to stay, love,
I won't ask you to.
And I had far more to give but
I know you can live more
With him by your side.

Eight o'clock on a summer's night.
Shadows sway in the fading light.
Hand in hand and out of sight.

I thought I might.

But it's too late,
It's too hard,
And it's too far.

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from The 43 Sessions, released December 23, 2012

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