Written and musically recorded in an apartment in Vancouver, BC in 2011.
Vocals recorded in Austin, TX in September 2012 at the Ghost House.
lyrics
I hid your letters from everybody else
I hoarded phrases, kept your words to myself
and in time I know that you will repappear
No explanation, no attempt to make things clear.
It didn't matter that you left me all alone
without a way out or a hope of getting home,
'cause I maintained faith
in the strength of your plan
and I'll be waiting here until you're back again,
calling out all those who gave up on the cause,
singling out all those who deserve to fall
to a phantom zone.
In the shadows I have seen a better way
to an exit, to some kind of other place.
But I'm not tempted to go out on my own,
to carve a new path and forget what I am owed.
It didn't matter that you left me all alone
without a way out or a hope of getting home,
'cause I maintained faith
in the strength of your plan
and I'll be waiting here until you're back again,
calling out all those who gave up on the cause,
singling out all those who deserve to fall
to a phantom zone.
I could track you down and make this count.
I could find you, I'd figure it out all too soon.
It didn't matter that you left me all alone
without a way out or a hope of getting home,
'cause I maintained faith
in the strength of your plan
and I'll be waiting here until you're back again,
calling out all those who gave up on the cause,
singling out all those who deserve to fall
to a phantom zone.
Cathal Coughlan and Jacknife Lee collaborate on an album of arch, darkly psychedelic pop that deeply references Irish history & pop culture. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 25, 2022