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Smoke Signals

from Farewell Motel by Matthew Connor

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lyrics

drapes on the windows and paint on the walls
jackets on a rack at the end of the hall
the hot water runs slowly when it runs at all
maybe i could get a second job
i haven't paid the bill, they're gonna turn the phone off
well, it don't really ring so much these days
and you know where to find me if you got something to say

just send up a smoke signal, spread it across the sky
say it if you want to see me sometime
you won't have to tell me twice
tell me twice

i wonder if your eyes are still full of plans
and poetry nobody really understands
well, i thought we had a plan, thought we had it made
but you're the one who went, i guess, and i'm the one who stayed

so send up a smoke signal, spread it across the sky
say it if you want to see me sometime
you won't have to tell me twice
tell me twice

passports and hobbies and hospital lobbies
and paperwork hanging in files
linen on lines and interstate signs
tollbooths and subway turnstiles
the days drag by and yet the years fly
the daguerreotypes on your wall
and still i don't feel like i've felt anything at all

send up a smoke signal, spread it across the sky
say it if you want to see me sometime
you won't have to tell me twice
tell me twice
oh, send up your smoke signal right as the day breaks
fill the whole Grand Canyon with fire if that's what it takes
what it takes

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from Farewell Motel, released October 14, 2014

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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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