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Recorded with Chris Wood, who guests on keys. A re-imagining of saints, and a song about loneliness. In the movie I think St.Anthony (Patron Saint of lost things) would be played by a younger Donal Sutherland, and Saint Rita (Patron Saint of broken hearts and lost causes) would be played by Juliet Grecko. But who would you choose?
lyrics
As the evening closes in, climb the stairs let yourself in
And once again there's no one there to great you
Thought that you'd get used to this, wishing you were being missed
So weary and you think it's going to kill you
Well let me introduce you to, the ones I think might see you through
Who'll hold you close and kiss your tears as they fall from you
And save these relics of your pain and welcome their salt water stain
Because they know their worth do Anthony and Rita
Let them take you into town, show you the stories that they found
Sprayed on walls and finger printed on the windows
Faded graffiti, names in hearts, long forgotten, torn apart
Mislaid memories, love letters turned to cinders
You will begin to see that they can light you well upon your way
The pilgrim path they walked a thousand times before you
And as the darkness starts to fall and streetlights silhouette you all
You will feel safe enough to let these lovers take you
Perhaps a glass of wine or two communion seals their pact with you
Then wind your way back to the lonely bed you lay in
Again you echo the stairwell and pass the unemployed doorbell
Feel the darkness wrap around you like a curtain but...
Don't forget you're not alone, these loving saints have walked you home
Feel the kindness of their touch as they undress you
A gentle kiss upon your skin, yielding and yielded, folded in
And you laid in between
Anthony and Rita
credits
released October 26, 2019
Andy Whitehouse: guitar and vocal
Chris Wood: keys
Kate Trott: art work
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