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October Afternoons

from I Am The Cheese by Danny Carroll

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about

This felt like a suitably hushed place to leave things. For this song we took a few cues from Pale Blue Eyes by The Velvet Underground. It’s a pretty simple song about witnessing depression and feeling futile in the face of it. Knowing your intervention only goes so far - knowing that the same mood indigo can strike you down as the winter sets in. There’s a line towards the end - ‘forget about the past, you’re not going back there’ - it’s something my dear Mum said to me once, and it helped to break a bit of a spell. I like to think there’s more hope than defeat by the end of it.

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October afternoons
bed bound with the blues
Colour drains from the day
And there’s nothing I can say

October afternoons
In low wattage rooms
Dust gathers in the glass
Start to argue with the past

I know it’s hard to be anything
with limited energy
The future feels shuttered when
you’re stuck on a memory

October afternoons
Weighed down by the news
Turn away from the screen
Another worry you don’t need

October afternoons
No getting through to you
Keeping out of sight
In this feeble light

It’s hard to be anything with
limited energy
The future feels meaningless
counting your enemies

Words are going cheap, but
Mine are yours to keep
Forget about the past
You’re not going back
You’re not going back there

October afternoons
I can’t walk in your shoes
Just be by your side
Hope you feel alright

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from I Am The Cheese, released March 1, 2024

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embarrassing millennial, still at the music in Dublin, Ireland

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