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Those Who Knew You When

from Crossing Over by Zoë Mullan-Stout

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Those Who Knew You When

A passenger train stops for the night
Tossed around luggage curled up by her side
She’s been
Kissed by the President
Fooled by the military men
Heart crushed by the man
who came knocking at her door with the papers
Charmed by the Irishman who said,
“You’re my wife incarnate”
She moved with the poise of a Pastor’s wife
But she spoke with a smirk and that’s what he liked

It’s harder to say, it’s easier to do
You’ve been busy breaking all over me
Now I’m busy breaking all over you
Once when you were sick you got better,
I can’t say that now it’s true
When you lay heavy on wine,
I lay heavy too

He’ll wrap you up as your lover and lay down
He’ll wrap you up and kiss you with those lips of ages

Outside of her parents’ sits a broken-down Chevy Suburban
She’s been
Blessed by the nunnery
Worked her way through University
Made friends with the baker,
who recently left her husband
Mothered the girls
who were struggling to find their purpose

Now they wrap you up in your crocheted blankets
We curl up as you visit with those who knew you when
You pull her up and let her cuddle in with her best friend

Her silver Sebring is stashed in the garage for winter
She’s been
Kneading dough so steady and consistent
Gifting down all the wisdom she’s collected
Promising her grandkids those eventual millions
When the money rolls in, she’ll be sure to split it even

Now my mother’s pinned up the number for Dr. Ignaziak
We lift you up the stairs to your new hospital bed
He tricked you in to stomaching all your medicine

Losing you is the hardest thing I’ll ever have to do
Losing you is the hardest thing I’ll ever have to do
Losing you is the hardest thing I’ll ever have to do
Losing you is the greatest thing I’ve ever been through

Light, the thread that binds
The waking hours with the night
With death, your hand’s in mine,
Now you breathe through me,
I find faith in the generation of new life
I find faith in the generation of new life

Well it’s harder to say, it’s easier to do.
You’ve been busy breaking all over me,
Now I’m busy breaking over you.
Once when you were sick, you got better
I can’t say that now it’s true
When your eyes laid heavy over time,
My eyes laid heavy too.

We wrapped you up like a baby and laid you down
We wrapped you up like a baby and tucked you in
And I wrapped me up like a baby and gave in
And I wrapped me up like a baby and gave in

credits

from Crossing Over, released March 20, 2020
Upright Bass: Blake Propst
Drumset: Joshua Dekaney
Vocal Harmonies: Alison Mullan-Stout
Songwriting, Vocals, and Guitar: Zoë Mullan-Stout

Recording, Mixing, and Mastering by Jeremy Johnston @ SubCat Studios
www.jeremydanieljohnston.com
subcat.net

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