The Magnificent Hurt of Summer

from The Magnificent Hurt of Summer by Padraic's Joy

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circles can't quite catch
the thoughts racing 'round my track
geometry never could
i can't document the
little hammers in my neck
reminding me of every thrust i withstood

it's not the way i hurt that haunts me
the ghost is knowing the hurt will soon be gone
summer doesn't last a lifetime
but how i wish the hurt of summer could carry on

how i shake when i'm away from you
is hardly a testament to my fears
love doesn't die, but love will change
and love like you will find a way
to swiftly disappear

it's not the way you fall that haunts me
the ghost is knowing we'll break when i'm gone
summer love is a short lived water bug,
injecting life into the victims of the deadened winter months
but how i wish the life of summer could carry on

this bridge is 3 months high
mountains draped over your shoulder
tell me time has left you bolder,
looking down will only slow you
this bridge is 3 months high
and i'm dying to define us
but with changing winds behind us,
looking down will only throw you

it's not the way you speak that haunts me
the ghost is knowing i'll forget your voice
summer's rain will be felt long after the pain
of our goodbye, as if we had a choice

it's not the way i hurt that haunts me
the ghost is knowing the hurt will soon be gone
summer doesn't last a lifetime
but how i wish, oh, how i wish,
on every shooting star we saw,
that the magnificent hurt of summer could
carry on

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from The Magnificent Hurt of Summer, released June 29, 2017

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Padraic's Joy Asbury Park, New Jersey

queer indie-folk songwriter & vocalist. gemini piney.

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