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Go West

from Hot Jupiter by The Redactors

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(looking back on a beautiful disaster)

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I took your picture
caught how the sunlight was streaming in
and falling over your shoulder
inverted flicker
cause I was the one naked and on my knees
if you looked any closer
oh, information!
oh soft parade of accultured charm
oh sweet ones and zeroes
ersatz elation
your little chimes full of soft alarm
kept drawing me nearer

I was the station
you were the train that was pulling in
and unloading your baggage
oh aggravation!
oh how I thought you’d be staying here
oh great disadvantage
I got resigned to
the collapsing vision of a destiny
manifesting too bluntly
leave it behind you
go west young man they say
grow up with the country

go west
young man they say
go west today
where noone knows your shame

towards sun-red skies I cross that dusky great divide
never to return
oh, but what a beautiful bridge to burn

I kept your picture
but I had to pull it from the gallery
cause it feels like a downer
I’m keeping busy
I go to Powell’s and parks all day
like a real out of towner
I feel no forgiveness
I’m still full of jealous contempt and rage
all sickening and pointless
but you’re all business
you never really cared anyway
you only enjoyed us

go west young man they say
go west today
where they don’t even wait to learn your name before they say I’m sorry

credits

from Hot Jupiter, released December 3, 2014
Drums- Clayton Silva
BG vocals- Joy Autumn
Piano- Philippe Bronchtein

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The Redactors Portland, Oregon

Redactors is the recording project of Portland based musician/producer Zach Stamler (Ed and the Red Reds, King Twang, My Sister in 1994). More music coming? Maaaaybe...

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