Lock Of Hair
from Barbed Wire and Brass E.P. by emperor penguin
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Concerning the mysterious phenomenon of elderly couples unable to cope with being separated, so they die within days of each other...
lyrics
The curtains are closing on his last November,
a box of possessions lies open
Fingers move dust from the letters and photos,
memories of words left unspoken
start to awaken and crystallise into
the birth of their affair
Sixty years later he sits with a lock of her hair
The house seems to sense that there’s one of them missing,
a vacuum in every corner
He took all her clothes to a shop in the village,
their scent which he used to absorb her
Gone are the thousands of shampoo and sets
she perfected in the town square
Sixty years later he stares at a lock of her hair
The years cascade and fold in on themselves,
calendars will fade into farewells
He almost hears the peal of their wedding bells,
melting time and portraits on the bookshelf
Casting their spell...
He pulls up the covers and stares at the moon,
it’s almost as if she was still there
Sooner than later her hand will reach out to him,
lead him to where she went back to
No one will care what became of that lock of hair
a box of possessions lies open
Fingers move dust from the letters and photos,
memories of words left unspoken
start to awaken and crystallise into
the birth of their affair
Sixty years later he sits with a lock of her hair
The house seems to sense that there’s one of them missing,
a vacuum in every corner
He took all her clothes to a shop in the village,
their scent which he used to absorb her
Gone are the thousands of shampoo and sets
she perfected in the town square
Sixty years later he stares at a lock of her hair
The years cascade and fold in on themselves,
calendars will fade into farewells
He almost hears the peal of their wedding bells,
melting time and portraits on the bookshelf
Casting their spell...
He pulls up the covers and stares at the moon,
it’s almost as if she was still there
Sooner than later her hand will reach out to him,
lead him to where she went back to
No one will care what became of that lock of hair
credits
from Barbed Wire and Brass E.P.,
released October 16, 2020
Nigel - lead vocal, guitars
Rich - drums, piano
JT - piano bass
Neil - backing vocals, keyboards
Nigel - lead vocal, guitars
Rich - drums, piano
JT - piano bass
Neil - backing vocals, keyboards
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emperor penguin UK
Savage Frenzy Productions is proud to present those peerless purveyors of powerful pop: EMPEROR PENGUIN.
Nigel: guitar,
bass, vocals
JT: guitar, bass, vocals, harmonica, ebow
Rich: drums
Neil: guitar, vocals, keyboards, computer stuff
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