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Goodbye Leaves

from Kuya by Seeso

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Another breakup song. I felt the need to say goodbye to the themes and physical objects that comprised our life together. This song is the result. The angels and leaves.

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Goodbye Leaves
Words and Music by Narciso Lobo, Jr.

I rearranged the bedroom, it was just getting to be a drag
The couch is in the big room; the bed is in the back
I finally put up your poster, yeah I knew you'd be shocked
But I put everything else you ever gave me in a 4 x 6 inch cardboard box
And yes, I was crying, yes I shed tears
They fell on every note you ever wrote to me for one week shy of a year

Goodbye angels, goodbye leaves, goodbye Memphis and rooftop dreams
How much longer must I grieve until I'm stronger than the ends of my jacket sleeves?

Found that tape you made me, you know the one I'm talking about?
It's you singing a cappella, laughing and giggling throughout
I just let your voice destroy me, took a breath and pressed rewind
Then I made sure that every word hurt, because I knew it would be the last time
And yes, I was crying, yes, I shed tears
One for every note you ever sung to me that so much as blessed my ears

Goodbye angels, goodbye leaves, goodbye Memphis and rooftop dreams
How much longer must I grieve until I'm stronger than the ends of my jacket sleeves?

Goodbye Privata, goodbye plans, goodbye snowsuits and orange vans
Goodbye hiding and eyes that know it, goodbye Pilsen and 3-year-old poets
Goodbye Landslide and noisy beds, goodbye anger and heavy heads
Goodbye rooftops and IHOPS and beautiful dreads

Goodbye angels, goodbye leaves, goodbye Memphis and rooftop dreams
How much longer must I grieve until I'm stronger than the ends of my -
Goodbye angels, goodbye leaves, goodbye Memphis and rooftop dreams
How much longer must I grieve until I'm stronger than the ends of my jacket sleeves?
Goodbye Leaves

credits

from Kuya, released March 21, 2015
Words and music by Narciso Lobo, Jr.
Engineered, mixed, and mastered by Bill Kavanagh at BobDog Studios

Drums - Nicholas Kitsos
Bass - Brian Sharpe
Lead guitar - Dan Ornduff
Guitar, vocals - Narciso Lobo, Jr.

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SEESO Chicago, Illinois

Narciso “Seeso” Lobo is a craftsman songwriter and infectious performer, bursting with earnestness, humor, and heart. Fueled by a love of story and character, his songs are tactile and immediate, able to coax the listener from laughter to tears and back again with each passing rhyme. ... more

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