Friday, October 10, 2008

brilliant red fading orange dull brown

this song is a sequal, cause i believe there should be sequals to songs like sequals to movies. the first song was ol' standbye, about the summer sun.

i remember last year when you needed me
but now you have someone else to
keep out the cold, someone else to make new memories

the fat full moon would appear and we'd tag along
collect the dead summer and organize its colors, bottom to top
then we'd take a deep breathe and perform a summer bellyflop
           but now you have a new friend to carry the chapstick
           for your wind dried flaky lips

i remember swaying on our front porch, it was the start of fall
the sun cooked us and the last leaves fell
we tried to savor summer and battled out one last inning of baseball

you and buttoned up neighborhood kids broke a sweat
but ghost runners gave you a break and the brisk air
caused the game to end in a tie
         just in time to go
          watch a new beginning to our favorite tv show

                        you used to rush to me when the summer sun burned out
                        to keep you warm from the inside out
                        arms would strangle me and i'd embrace
                        your soft frost nipped face

autumn has the sun cooling down
but were not warming up
im left hanging on a brass hook
while you come and go enjoying our old traditions with a fresh friend
   but i guess, all good things, must come, to an end

                         you used to rush to me.........chorus

like the summer i have been replaced, its
by a 100%, preshrunk, amateur  jacket
       to guard you from the frigid fall

thanks for reading

jordman