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Sleep with the Fishes

by Anna Boekelheide

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I always knew my mind worked in a different way
Even before I could put that difference to a name
One day I found that my soul had been engraved
Like great heavy stones, the pieces shifted into place
I sprung from the chair and I flew down the hallway
And burst through the kitchen door
And all of a sudden my castle was perched
Upon your precarious shore
I'll always remember the February freeze
The storm rolling in as I fell down to my knees
And all of a sudden the walls started crumbling
And soon there was nothing left
Your summer had come bringing nothing to harvest
So winter had brought me my death

If I had crept down the stairs without making a sound
I wonder if things would be different now
But it's far in the past; there's no way to know
And I don't understand why I can't let it go
But Captain, you abandoned ship
Someone had to go down with it
Captain, you abandoned ship
Someone had to go down with it

Do you remember just who you were before?
'Cause I was a stranger to myself at 24
A liminal space, an embarrassing phase
A photo you hide away
What would you do if you knew that I kept it over my fireplace?

If I had crept down the stairs without making a sound
I wonder if things would be different now
But it's far in the past; there's no way to know
But I know exactly why I can't let go
Someone once said I sunk your ship
The sea was like glass when the iceberg hit
And if it's true I sunk your ship
It's only right I went down with it

Sorry I didn't creep down the stairs without making a sound
And the dream turned to ash before it could leave town
But you grew and you changed; you let it all go
And I'll sleep with the fishes tonight all alone

Sorry I didn't sneak out of bed without being heard
But you scuttled a ship that was perfectly good
And you would've made history; I know that I'm right
But the hope wasn't mine; it was yours to let die
Captain, you abandoned ship
You'll never know, I went down with it
Captain, you abandoned ship
And it was an honor to go down with it

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released March 11, 2024
Music and lyrics
Anna Byars Boekelheide

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James Sinclair-Stott

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