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When the Future Starts

from Memento by Two Hearted River

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When we were young, we explored the woods behind the house
We’d dress up, carry sluggers, and wander around
I don’t think much about it now
We’re all grown up, pay taxes read the paper and ignore the stars
Both then and now it seemed we were walking through the dark
So wake me up when the future starts

We used to talk before I tried to move on, but I’m still stuck right here
When I heard your voice the past became now, the world has changed me I swear
But, honestly, it’s the future I fear
Let the politicians shout and the money fallout of the pockets kept close to our hearts
Maybe the ending is near, it’s just a beginning my dear, but still time for our closing remarks
So wake me up when the future starts

I was walking home from mrs. picker’s class, we’d all been sent home
My mother met me halfway, waiting for my father to pick up the phone
He was fine, but manhattan sank like a stone
Now my mother won’t watch the news and my father won’t go to new york
I don’t blame them, I can hear it all falling apart
So wake me up when the future starts

Emily used to tell me that the future would be better, we would rest
I’m not sure if I ever believed her, unsure which way was best
I still don’t know if we made it
In my dreams we’re laying in bed, making shapes with our hands like modern art
You’d tell me nothing means anything, I’d tell you everything is shaped like my heart
So wake me up when the future starts

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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.

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