There will never come a time I’ll forget you
The grains of sand and the salt in my teeth
The fear if my dad caught what we were up to
Of what I’d do if you let go of me
There will never come a time
I’ll forget you in the light
Of that place I once lived with my mom
You holding me so tight
On a february night
Where I felt, finally, I belonged
To Someone.
I’m happy to have learned you’re all settled
It hurt at first but I knew my place
I know that for a moment we sync’d up
But ever since, we’ve been out of phase
There will never come a time
I’ll erase from my mind
That first chill I felt when we fell in love
That sacred, frightened tone
Whispered through the phone
And I thanked the heavens above
For Someone.
I thought by now that all this would feel right
Cut off the limbs of old love that’s died
I thought by now that I’d learn to let go, but
Somehow you’re still a thorn in my side
There’ll never come a time that I’ll forget that cold goodbye
And I refused to believe it was done
In agony I wept on the pull-out bed, homeless yet again
I dreamt I become
A darker alternative folk project, One Big Dark Room covers more somber lyrical territory. "Joshua" is a musical scrapbook about recovering from the heartbreak of a first love in the decades after. Lex Land
Backed by a trio of jazz musicians, the Taiwanese singer-songwriter develops physical landscapes as a vehicle for stunning sound poetry. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 3, 2024