For The Departed

from Counterfeit Arcade by Shayfer James

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the_zoinkster From the literature references to the amazing chorus, this song is a masterpiece. Easily one of my favorite in the discography. Very powerful and very descriptive, like the perfect child of spoken word and indie music.

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Written & arranged by Shayfer James
Produced by Shayfer James & Mike Ferretti

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Just a moment dear
I hear someone at the door
And the beating of a heart
that I hid beneath the floor
They've come for me love
Save yourself
I am far beyond repair
They will bury me alive
but I'm not inclined to care
I am too far gone now

So dry your eyes and count to ten
they'll have me on the pyre by then
forget the man I used to be
you'll move a long more easily

A moment dear
I hear someone in the hall
and the plundering of promises
we hung up on the wall
They've come for us love
Save yourself I am bitter to the bone
And I'm growing rather fond
of the wandering alone
I am too far gone now

So dry your eyes and count to ten
they'll have me on the pyre by then
forget the man I used to be
you'll move a long more easily

Now I must finish what I started
I'll write a symphony for the departed
I have no time for second chances
so I survive on bourbon, blood, and backward glances

The scene begins
Your cries become the wind
A desperate plea best left unheard
Then my contrived goodbye
A poet's pantomime
A drunken jester's final words

Just a moment dear
I hear someone at the door
And the beating of a heart that I hid beneath
They've come for me love

Now I must finish what I started
I'll write a symphony for the departed
I have no time for second chances
so I survive on bourbon, blood, and backward glances

Dry your eyes and count to ten
They’ll have me on the pyre by then

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from Counterfeit Arcade, released November 29, 2011

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