Providence, 3 a.m.

from A Picture Fading by Starters

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A QUIET EVENING AS I MAKE MY WAY UP WASHINGTON
WITH EPILOGUE STILL RINGING OUT
I WATCH SPORADIC NIGHTLIFE CENTRE ON A CORNER STORE
A MIDNIGHT CHILL DESCENDING NOW

I'VE HOURS YET 'TIL THE GREYHOUND COMES
TO TAKE ME FROM A CITY BOTH FAMILIAR AND UNKNOWN
AND AS I FINALLY HEAD OUT OF TOWN
A 3 A.M. CONTENTMENT SETS ME DREAMING OF THE ROAD

I'VE DONE MY BEST TO HOLD ON TO THE EVIDENCE
OF A LIFE AFFIRMING NIGHT SPENT FAR FROM HOME
TWIN HOTELS OF HEARTBREAK PAIRED BY PROVIDENCE
BUT WHEN I’M CHECKING OUT I’M LEAVING ALONE

A HALF A DECADE ON, AND BACK ACROSS AN OCEAN
WE SIT UP AND TALK UNTIL THE DAWN
WE SPEAK OF LANGUAGE AND WORDS AND ETYMOLOGY
YEAH WE HAVE PEERLESS PILLOW TALK

WE'VE ONLY HOURS 'TIL THE PLANE WILL COME
TO TAKE YOU FROM A CITY BOTH FAMILIAR AND UNKNOWN
WE SIT ON HOTEL STEPS AND WATCH AS OTHERS PASS US BY
NOT WANTING TO LET ONE ANOTHER GO

I'VE DONE MY BEST TO HOLD ON TO THE EVIDENCE
OF A LIFE AFFIRMING NIGHT SPENT CLOSE TO HOME
TWIN HOTELS OF HEARTBREAK PAIRED BY PROVIDENCE
BUT WHEN I’M CHECKING OUT I’M LEAVING ALONE

IT'S HARD TO WALK AWAY
BUT THERE'S NO REASON LEFT FOR ME TO STAY
IT'S HARD TO WALK AWAY
SO I’LL JUST WAIT HERE FOR A MINUTE
TAKE THIS MOMENT WITH ME AS I GO

HAD I KNOWN THIS FATE RIGHT FROM THE START
I’D DO IT AGAIN WITHOUT DELAY
AS IT’S GETTING LATE
YOU’LL FIND ME SEARCHING FOR PROVIDENCE

A HALF A DECADE ON, AND BACK ACROSS AN OCEAN, WE TALK

BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO WALK AWAY
BUT THERE'S NO REASON LEFT FOR ME TO STAY

AS IT’S GETTING LATE
YOU’LL FIND ME SEARCHING FOR PROVIDENCE, 3 A.M.
SURE I’LL BE BACK AGAIN

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from A Picture Fading, released September 1, 2016

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Starters Dublin, Ireland

5 piece punk rock/emo band from Ireland. Our new album 'A Picture Fading' is on Spotify and related sites.
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