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The Songs Of Your Youth

from Successor by Anthonie Tonnon

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lyrics

You are enamoured with the sound of her name
you graft it into the songs of your youth
and hum the tune against the roof of your mouth
on your drive to the hospital

and when you see her
it's like taking a scalpel from the packet

this city is ageing with no grace
they stare out your window
at the motorway and the smokestack
while you tell them how long it could be

and her beauty
is the only thing her whining generation
has given to the world
oh but
you would pay off her loan
if it could make her yours

you touch her back in surgery
as if you need to get past
and your expert fingers scan
the things underneath her scrubs

a fragile olive frame
a few monitored moles
a strong new strap
carrying redemption in tiny parcels

and at night
that motorway takes you
to a town where everyone is young
you operate the boiler at the kindergarten
and she's there
needles and forceps in her hair
and she knows all the songs you love
and she sings them while you're driving
she sings

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from Successor, released March 6, 2015

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Anthonie Tonnon New Zealand

Anthonie Tonnon is a songwriter and performer based in Whanganui, New Zealand. In recent years, his work has focused on the immersive live shows, A Synthesized Universe and Rail Land. He has released two albums and three EPs, and is releasing the new album, Leave Love Out Of This in July. ... more

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