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The day that a doctor stopped her heart with a word
Was the day she gave her notice and bought a Thunderbird
She phoned up an aunt who had a house on English Bay and said,
“I’d like to come and visit. Do you care how long I stay?â€
She packed and headed out of town
Left a note that he could not put down:
All I have now is this time
All I have now are these words pinned to the lining of my coat:
“I will never look behind even if ahead’s too far to see.â€
Don’t trust my bad memory, cursed with
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She stopped at The Summit filled up on chips and gas
Took it out of PARK and headed in to Rogers Pass
The snow was falling heavy and the ice was just like glass
It was company at first, she knew it wouldn’t last
Just her, the car, a few small things
They left the ground to the sound of beating wings
All I have now is this time
All I have now are these words pinned to the lining of my coat:
“I will never look behind even if ahead’s too far to see.â€
Don’t trust my bad memory, cursed with
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She’d been told she was beautiful in the ugliest of ways
It soiled every promise, the stain darkened every day
He was her present imperfect, now the tense is past
She’s looking after just herself and doesn’t lean on blades of grass
Just her, the car, a few small things
She never liked her voice but now she sings:
All I have now is this time
All I have now are these words pinned to the lining of my coat:
“I will never look behind even if ahead’s too far to see.â€
Don’t trust my bad memory, cursed with
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~ Chantal Vitalis
Chantal Vitalis has had the pleasure of creating music and art with and for other Calgary-based entities such as The Lovebullies, Kris Demeanor and his Crack Band, Sandi Somers and Spring Street Films, Lyle Pisio, Same Difference, maud, Anne Loree and many others. Chantal is a lyricist and avid guitar and pedal steel player. music.cbc.ca/artists/CHANTAL-VITALIS
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