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Her son’s at school in Halifax, and her mother lives next door
In the house that she grew up in, ’66 to ’84
Her father died in ’83, and mom’s 83 herself
She’s talking to his portrait, the one that hangs above the shelf

Remember when they found him in Tim Hortons
sipping on a coffee that’d gone cold?
He didn’t get why there was such commotion
even after all that he’d been told

Sleepless nights and cable fights kept her company for a while
Then there came the phone call that forced her from denial
Mom called in the afternoon, bothered by something
She said the maid who cleans her curtains must have stole her wedding ring

When it comes, it will not come down quickly
It will eat at her like a child picks at his meal
Any day could be the last she knows you
Any smile could be the last she feels

Everybody knows it, but no one says a thing
As if putting it in words would only give the sickness wings
Well, the doctor’s diagnosis is not something she’ll ignore
She just doesn’t wanna hear it anymore

Aaron booked an early flight when he finally heard the news
At six was in the airport, by 10 was in the pews
Strangers sang their platitudes as they filed in the door
Swapping all the stories that they all had heard before

She bowed her and Aaron leaned in closely
“Remember what I told you when you left?
That everything must happen for a reason
Well, what’s the reason when it comes to death?”

Everybody knows it, but no one says a thing
As if putting it in words would only make the memories sting
She’s not sure if she remembers what it was she thought before
But it’s not the way she sees it anymore

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from Longtime Listener, released November 25, 2017
Written, record and produced by Luc Rinaldi
Mastered by Philip Shaw Bova

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Longtime Listener is an indie-rock project in Toronto. New album, Tired Light, forthcoming in late 2021.

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