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Scheherazade

from Denouement by Matthew Connor

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scheherazade packed up the car
made her way to new mexico
a clarinet case in her lap, and a map
with a scribbled address where to go
i first saw her in the lobby of a motel in st. louis
she was shaking a vending machine
she said, "i told that old innkeeper i'm a pretty light sleeper
still my window is facing the street
so let's get out of here
you and i could make our escape
come on, buy me a drink
before you have a chance to think it's a mistake"

and the moon was half perfect
and the bar was half asleep
her every sigh was a sirocco
sweeping the bottles on the floor like tumbleweeds
yes, she was the stuff of nightmares
she was the lady of my dreams
and the night, and the night
and the night is always older than it seems

she said, "i had a king who was gorgeous and mean
and he loved me like nobody could
he made me his wife on the edge of a knife
and i got out while the getting was good
i got his wallet, got his car
and yeah, i've made it pretty far
without ever looking behind me
i got the police on my trail
won't be the first i've seen a jail"
i said, "girl, i think you lie to your diary"
scheherazade, she said, "tell me, does it matter to you
if nothing of the story but the moral is true?"

yes, she was the stuff of nightmares
she was the lady of my dreams
and the night, and the night
and the night is always older than it seems

she said, "i'll sing you to sleep if you promise to keep
your back to me all through the night"
in the morning she was gone, probably still had my jacket on
but it ain't cold now, so i guess it's all right

it's useless to think, even more so to speak
of the part i may play in her fables
now i've my own tale to tell 'bout a girl, a motel
and the bracelets she left on the table

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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.

—Maura Johnston
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