J Church
"Alone when She Dies"
The Drama of Alienation
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If I could have any expectations and looked back a generation,
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what would be the case?
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My grandmother died with the mind of a child
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All she did was smile and couldn't recognize my face.
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It's sad but nothing more.
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I didn't feel better than the time I did before.
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And in my head the feeling's coming, coming closer, closer all the time.
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Stronger though sublime.
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Now feel the rain wash away the sin and guilt of what's left.
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My window pane...I write her name in the steam from my breath.
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My grandmother on my mom's side was alone when she died,
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her family moved away.
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Who's to say my mom's not the same? Living across the USA.
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Getting old and gray.
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It's sad but nothing more.
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I didn't feel better than the time I did before.
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And in my head the feeling's coming, coming closer, closer all the time.
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Stronger though sublime.
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Now feel the rain wash away the sin and guilt of what's left.
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My window pane...I write her name in the steam from my breath.
