Memento

from Memento by Two Hearted River

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I will be the polaroid you left out in the sun
Faded into nothing long before the day is done.
I will be the drawing in the margins of your notes,
Peering from behind the words you wrote.
I will be the borrowed book with the pages all dog-eared,
The one you left upon your bedside and you’ve meant to read for years.

I’ll be a memento of the times you made it through,
But you know that I am not quite done with you.

I will be the hair caught in your sweater in the cold,
When you start to shiver but it’s not me you want to hold.
I will be the coffee mug you drink from every day,
No matter where you are now all your mornings aren’t the same.
I will be the stain upon the favorite dress you own,
From the night you couldn’t make your brand new house feel like a home.

I’ll be a memento of the pain I put you through,
But you have to know I’m not quite done with you.

I will be the memories that keep you up at night,
I’m sorry friend, I mean it, and I hope that you don’t mind.
I will be the world you left, from now on disappeared,
But I’ll be around if you need me now, I’ll always be right here.

I’ll be a memento of the times that we went through,
But you know that I’m just not quite over you.

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from Memento, released September 12, 2016

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Two Hearted River New Jersey

Sometimes, I make music. Most of the time, I teach. This started as a model project for my 2016 senior class.

discography

Crib Notes

Dec 2022
A Better Year

Dec 2020
I Hope This Leaves You

Oct 2020
Pale Horse Songs

Mar 2020
Harrowed

Jul 2019
Shrovetide

Mar 2019
Homecoming

Apr 2018
Memento

Sep 2016
River

Jun 2016

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