He's Counting Days

from Any Given Day (debut album) by Tim Reid

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He’s counting days: she’s counting hours ahead
Falling so gracefully into an argument
The tentative colours of a stage have been set
There’s a lull creeping over the audience
A quiet crescendo and a little over-acting to go

Send on the stand-ins to tell them the act must go on
Highlight the fine print to settle the situation
‘Cause the lines have been spoken but nothing’s been said
There were moments but you don’t remember them
And it’s a wrestle with curtains that signals the end of the show

You built a world but we know that you faked it
By watching you make it I’m watching you go

Take down the tapestries: tie up the ends in a bow
Fill up each sentence with tales of a love that has gone
The backdrops are lowered and a single light set
On a stage that was home to delight and dissent
Where goodbyes are mandatory
At the end of the show

You built a wall and I’m watching you break it
Not watching you make it
I’m watching you go…

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from Any Given Day (debut album), released April 1, 2003

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