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I miss you
such a lazy intro to a letter
but there's no better way to say what's on my mind
I find you in locked rooms
that I'd assumed were
empty,
every
train of thought leads back to you
but leaves me behind
on the platform
of an isolated station
and the ghosts of the most exhilarating sensations haunt me
taunt me
just like you used to do
when we'd lie there
even now I'd swear I could just reach out and
touch you.
But this is a single bed
and your head's no longer on my shoulder
We were so young then
now we're older

now we're so much older.

Warm
pressed against my chest
undressed so slow,
feel your heartbeat under your breast,
ease you down
kiss you everywhere
your hair in my mouth
and we're wet like December.

Now whenever I taste salt
I don't think of the sea
I think of your skin.

Now whenever I taste salt

I think of your skin.

But you're on the other side of the horizon,
of sunset
I wake just as you're falling asleep
and I can't get
used to it
used to the absence of your scent
I meant it when I said this city's not the same without you
It rains so often in the afternoons
But this is a single bed.

I'm thirsty all the time now

And I'm not gonna ask you
to come back home
cos I was the first to roam
I only hope that you don't forget me
that you don't regret me

Someday
you and I will walk down the same crowded street
synchronised feet, one shared umbrella

Someday
you and I will talk like the river meets the sea
speaking easily

But it seems we'll live lifetimes before that someday day
So for now I'll rewrite rhymes
relearning the meaning of yearning
It's a sad paradox to be cold but still burning

And all I hear is rain

And I miss you

And all I hear is rain.

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from Etchings and Scratchings, released April 29, 2013
Jonathan Sri, Geoff Wong, Andrew Carter

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Rivermouth Brisbane, Australia

Hi, we're Rivermouth
Our vocalist is a cross between a typewriter and a megaphone. Our keyboardist is a classically trained virtuoso mad scientist. Our bassist plays in the Richter scale. Our drummer's great-grandfather was a metronome.

Our music is a blend of spoken word, hip hop, jazz, reggae and excellent chai. Lyrics are critical. We want to tickle cerebra and tug heartstrings simultaneously.
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