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he couldn’t remember what it was before it was what it is
it’s an empty shell, it’s an eyesore at the end of the green
he’d heard how important it was before everyone lost their jobs
it had been so much more than a broken door to piss against

but time moves on and an industry now gone
and 4 out of 15 who worked here lost their lives

he was only 5 when the news broke like the waves on the beach
but looking back he’s sure they must have seen it coming
the storm clouds brewing in the sky, as one by one they dropped like flies
families ripped apart when they realised they’d lost it all

but time moves on and industry’s long gone
and 4 out of 15 who worked here killed themselves

by the time he was 10 things had settled down,
most of his friends had moved to the town
his best friend’s dad now worked the tills at co-op
but drunk and angry on a Friday night, he would reminisce about what it was like
to wrestle the seas everyday and come out on top

they say that time kills pain and life is just a game
but 4 out of 15 who worked here couldn’t take the shame.

15 now and all he thinks about is the fastest way he can make it out
but they still meet there every Friday night to get stoned
the next generation of young men, gathering right where their father’s met
in that empty shell, in the eyesore at the end of the green

but time moves on, and life repeats
and some of the young men who meet here won’t ever leave

he comes back now when he feels obliged, time has paused in his mother’s eyes
but he feels nothing more than an emptiness and relief
20 years since his father died, dragged under by his macho pride
and a world that was moving faster than he could keep up

time moves on, and memories are gone
but the eyesore at the end of the green still stands.

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from Take Heart, It's Almost Over, released June 5, 2020

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