New Year's Eve

from Television by City Calm Down

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Blistered fingers broke my thoughts,
Of being lost in 1974.
A boy alone,
A new frontier,
I faced the sun and stared until it disappeared.

It was dusk,
On the backstreets of Richmond,
Dressed in an outfit that wasn’t mine,
I caught sight of a peculiar poster,
Written in ink that hadn’t dried saying:
“Hey kid,
You look a little tired,
Why don’t you stay here for a while?”

I lost my nerve on new year’s eve,
And I woke up in a crowded room that was floating out to sea.
A group of strangers smoked over me,
While I was lying there with my head against their feet.

Blistered fingers broke my fall,
Swell hit,
We crashed against the walls.
And laughter cut the fear and doubt,
Adults mocked the children thinking out aloud.

I lost my nerve on new year’s eve,
And I woke up in a crowded room that was floating out to sea.
A group of strangers smoked over me,
While I was lying there with my head against their feet.

And if it sounds absurd then imagine being,
Trapped inside without floors or ceilings,
Home without a key.
In that crowded room I took a seat,
Watched the water lap my feet,
As we floated out to sea.

I lost my nerve on new year’s eve,
I lost my nerve on new year’s eve.

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from Television, released August 23, 2019

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