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Twelve Years

by Owen Duff

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Twelve years of walking side by side through this old town
Twelve years of trying to squeeze a smile out of a frown
Twelve years and now you’ve come to burn the whole thing down
And I’m on the pyre
As you desire

So you’ve decided that our sadness is all mine
You cast me into shadow you take the sunshine
I hope the California weather suits you fine
It’s not for me
It’ll always be
The place you crossed the line

Twelve years it took us to say goodbye
Well dear I’m too proud to tell you that I’ll miss you so much
Although I’m going to miss you so much
Twelve years to lose everything I know
It’s clear we couldn’t go on but oh I’ll miss you so much
You know I’m going to miss you so much

I watch planes overhead and wonder is that you
Flying off to start life again with someone new
And I wonder if you’ll think about me as you do
Or did you close the door
On me forever more

I drank the poison cos you told me you would too
Then you changed your mind and declined to see it through
And you left me dying in our little terraced tomb
But you’re not all to blame
I might have done the same
Had I been in your shoes

Twelve years to finally say goodbye
Well dear I’m too proud to say that I will miss you so much
Although I’m going to miss you so much
Twelve years of putting the pain on hold
We’re here - the end of the road and oh I’ll miss you so much
You know I’m going to miss you so much

So now I walk the town with no one by my side
The world feels cold and sad and very very wide
You’re out there living in it I fear that I died
Twelve years ago
How many more to go
From here

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released December 6, 2024
Words and music by Owen Duff

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Owen Duff London, UK

A true adherent to the DIY ethos, Owen Duff creates everything related to his music, from artwork to videos, as well as playing/programming nearly all of the instruments on his songs. His songs that blend influences from folk, 60s chamber pop, electronica, film and TV scores and jazz. Owen's lyrics are inspired by books, films, TV, high and low culture, politics and personal experience. ... more

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