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Halloween

from Hail Bohemia by John Shakespear

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lyrics

I remember Halloween
Drinking on the roof at Tommy’s mother’s house
He was Kurt Cobain and I was figuring it out
It’s so strange to see it now

I remember seventeen
separate times at his apartment when he smoked me out
And got the fire started while the radio played loud
And there was nothing for us to worry about

I remember happiness, salty on our skin
Early in the morning, the sunlight coming in
And in that far-off season, for a million reasons
It was everywhere I looked
In the traffic, in the skyline,
in the covers of the books we didn’t read

But on the evening when the cops came around
I was at another party on the other side of town
I was dancing in a stranger’s arms,
I was not thinking of you at all
I’m sorry, all those years, I didn’t call—

I remember once you said
If we stick together we’re unstoppable
They’ll never, ever, ever make us bend to their will
And we’ll stay good, and we’ll stay kind,
and we’ll stay free, you and me

But on the evening when they took you away
I was in another city, I was waiting on a train
Now I don’t know exactly what to say,
But lately I’ve been listening to all those old songs
And I’ve been thinking you were right all along

credits

from Hail Bohemia, track released May 3, 2023
Music and lyrics by John Shakespear
Co-produced by John Shakespear and Devon Dawson
Mixed by Devon Dawson at BearTone Studio
Mastered by Jeff Lipton and Maria Rice at Peerless Mastering

Guitar and Voice: John Shakespear
Standup Bass: Daniel Seymour
Viola: Rita Pfeiffer

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John Shakespear writes albums that tell a story from start to finish. The next one, 'Hail Bohemia,' comes out on May 17.

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