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Torch Song (December)

from Twelve Squares by Kat Devlin

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I know you're the one for me
But there's an ocean in-between us
too far to call, so I write to you

too soon to sign it love
Write best regards, from
The loneliest girl in Germany

The skies are grey, the air too cold
I've made some friends, but I still feel low
how's New York? How are you?

The trees along the Rhine are pretty
It's hard sleep without the sound of the city
I miss it there

I passed the bar where you sometimes sing
The sun sets here while you're sleeping
And rises when my fists are closed

You said you met someone interesting
I'm not sure what that means
And why you think it's something that i need to know

Your eyelash flutters on my skin
each time i close my eyes again
I'm writing like I never learned to read

Your downstairs neighbors bike was stolen
I wear your coat when i feel cold
Your plants are holding up, sincerely me

We used to talk on tin cans tied with string
From far across the room I'm whispering

Come home, girl; come back to me
I wish they meant the same damn thing
I wish that I could trust you in my dreams at night

i close my eyes, pretend it's day
i kiss the marks your pillow made
and say something i hope you wouldn't mind

I wasn't waiting all that time
You've been in love and so have I
I swear I ain't gon' hold a torch for you

But every time I look outside
I can't see past 4,000 miles
oh, why are you so bright, so quiet, too

We used to talk on tin cans tied with string
From far across the room I'm listening

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from Twelve Squares, track released December 31, 2012
Lyrics by Shannon Brennan and Kat Devlin
Music by Kat Devlin

Vocals, guitar, keys: Kat Devlin
Vocals: Shannon Brennan

Image by Jon Zander.

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Kat Devlin Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Feels like the Weepies. Folk like Mumford. Voice like a Wailin’ Jenny.

Recommended if you like: Pretty girls. Long-haired guys. Oak trees. Feelings.

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