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The Map

from Desire Lines by LittleFox

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THE MAP

Graduation day
we looked our best, you wore that dress
you took my breath away
We threw our caps high in the air
but not as high as our dreams or as high as we got when the sun went down
and we rode downtown in our limousines

Twenty, on the beach
there on the sand she took my hand
as lovely as a peach
And she cried out against my neck
but not as loud as my heart and my hands were like ice, her hair like flame
but I forget her name
it's out of reach

And they all moved on
but I stayed here
It's a failed experiment, someday I'll disappear
And can you see the map
it's written on my skin
but the tears and the years and my fears
have made it hard to read where the map might lead
where it begins

Look at me and you
we make these charts here on our hearts
they tell us what to do
And most of you went far away
but not as far as our dreams, they dissolved in divorce and kids and jobs
and cars and bars
the everyday

It's a snapshot fading on the fridge, it's a half-remembered name
It's the buildings in my neighbourhood that someone set aflame
It's as sweet as the ice creams that we shared those summers long ago
It's as bitter as the things I lost, I had to let them go

Now everywhere I go
I see what came before
It's a failed experiment, don't want it anymore
And can you see the map
it's written on my skin
but the tears and the years and my fears
have made it hard to read where the map might lead
where it begins

Walking down the street
a simple act becomes a pact between my brain and feet
And I can get there if I'm slow
but not as slow as the years or as low as I get when the sun goes down
and I see downtown through my windowpane

Now everywhere I go
I see what came before
It's a failed experiment, don't want it anymore
and can you see me now
or did I disappear
in the tears and the years and my fears
they slammed the door behind us but they remind us
every year

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from Desire Lines, released May 15, 2022
Music & Lyrics by Alison Jenkins

Alison Jenkins: Vocals, Ukulele, Cornet
Felix LeBlanc: Electric Guitar
David Marr: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Bass
Liam MacDonald: Drums

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LittleFox Vancouver, British Columbia

LittleFox is a Vancouver-based band featuring the music of singer/multi-instrumentalist Alison Jenkins. Her first EP, Desire Lines, was released in 2022 and her second EP, Ghost In This House, is coming May 2023.
Ranging from folk to bluegrass to blues, her original songs are about love, longing, and finding your way in strange times. ... more

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