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Save A Seat For Me

from Denouement by Matthew Connor

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lyrics

there was fury, there was sound
yeah, they got me in a gown
put my birthday on a tag around my wrist
they took my clothes, they took my shoes
locked 'em in another room
so i couldn't leave 'til i had been dismissed
sunday morning at the faulkner
blowing out my candles with the doctor
who kept making me remember my name
he said, "i just want you to be well"
well, as far as i can tell
i'll never look into a mirror quite the same

so won't you save a seat for me
on the early morning train
that goes whistling dixie and glory hallelujah
through the prairies and the plains
sparks go flying from the wheels
even when we're sitting still
sitting in the belly of the whale today
so won't you save a seat for me
on the early morning train

she said, "i never really loved you
love's not something that i do"
she said, "boy, i think you read me all wrong
you were trying to find a moral
in the story i was writing
with my ankles and my fists and my tongue"
i want to wrap my arms around her
want to spend my life beside her
lord, i've never hated anyone so hard
i want to be furiously combined
'til i can't tell her rib from mine
and it hurts to have to pull them apart

so won't you save a seat for me
on the early morning train
that goes whistling dixie and glory hallelujah
through the prairies and the plains
sparks go flying from the wheels
even when we're standing still
and when she's finally got me running away
so won't you save a seat for me
on the early morning train

a broken helmet, one right shoe
were all that was left of you
by the time the reporters figured out your name
i want to study french again
buy some summer clothes, make another friend
but i can't pretend april's ever gonna be the same

so won't you save a seat for me
on the early morning train
that goes whistling dixie and glory hallelujah
through the prairies and the plains
sparks go flying from the wheels
even when we're standing still
and we're all just standing still these days
so won't you save a seat for me
on the early morning train

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from Denouement, released March 25, 2013

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Matthew Connor Boston, Massachusetts

Matthew Connor is a crooner for the 21st century, writing heart-wrenching songs that combine the windswept ideals of classic American balladry with stark depictions of modern-day alienation. The Boston-based Connor has a haunting voice that conjures ghosts of past heartbreaks, and he pairs it with spectral guitars that recall country tearjerkers and alt-pop brooding.

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