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Snowglobes

from A Picture Fading by Starters

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FOR AS LONG AS I REMEMBER
I HAVE NEVER KNOWN JUST WHERE WE ALL BELONG
THE LETTERS ON THE TABLE SAY
THAT EVERYONE WE'VE EVER LOVED IS GONE

THIS HOUSE HAS NEVER FELT LIKE HOME
BUT IT’S THE ONLY ONE THAT I’VE EVER KNOWN
STAINED WOODEN DOORS THAT NEVER USED TO CLOSE
NOW FIT LIKE THEY NEVER FELT THE COLD

BUT DESPITE EVERYTHING ELSE THEY SAY
WE LIVE IN A WORLD FULL OF LIES
HE’LL LIVE WITH THE TRUTH FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE

AS I FALL, YEAH I'LL BE DREAMING OF NIGHTS
WHEN THE WORLD FELT SO COLD
I’VE BEEN SLEEPING ALONE
YOU KNOW I’D WRITE YOU A SONG
BUT THE WORDS ARE ALL GONE

ON THE LAST DAY OF NOVEMBER
THE DAY MY LITTLE BROTHER HE WAS BORN
I WISH THERE WAS ANOTHER WAY
TO REMEMBER ALL THE VOICES THAT ARE GONE

THIS PLACE HAS NEVER FELT LIKE HOME
BUT I WAS NEVER GOOD AT LETTING GO
STAINED WOODEN DOORS THAT NEVER USED TO CLOSE
NOW FIT LIKE THEY NEVER FELT THE COLD

BUT DESPITE EVERYTHING ELSE THEY SAY
WE LIVE IN A WORLD FULL OF LIES
HE’LL LIVE WITH THE TRUTH FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE

AS I FALL, YEAH I'LL BE DREAMING OF NIGHTS
WHEN THE WORLD FELT SO COLD
I’VE BEEN SLEEPING ALONE
YOU KNOW I’D WRITE YOU A SONG
BUT THE WORDS ARE ALL GONE

MY MOTHER SHE LOVED BOOKS
MORE THAN HE LOVED THE BOTTLE
SHE USED TO SING US TO SLEEP
BUT I GUESS YOU FORGOT THAT

MY MOTHER ALWAYS HOPED
THAT I’D HAVE A DAUGHTER
I GUESS SHE ALWAYS THOUGHT
THAT I’D MAKE A GOOD FATHER

AND I SAW HER IN A DREAM BY THE LAKE
AND THE STREETS WE ONCE ROAMED
AND I SAW THE LOVE
SHE HAD FOR MY FATHER BEFORE HE GOT COLD

AND AS NIGHT FELL I SAW THE WORLD OPEN UP
AND SWALLOW HER HOPE OF NEVER BEING ALONE
YEAH WERE THE SNOWGLOBES ENOUGH TO KEEP HER HEART WARM?

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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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