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Nana Was A Star

from Passenger… Solo by cygne

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She had three months left to live and she asked me to give
Her lessons to learn to play guitar
I didn’t understand as I watched her skinny hands
I thought what’s the point, you’re not gonna be a star

I was too young to know how it feels to be old
Too young to know and too young to care

I can’t recall the funeral but I won’t forget the ride
It was the first time I saw my dad cry
A long dark chain of cars led us straight to the graveyard
Held together by a stream of headlights

I was too young to know how it feels to be old
Too young to know but I was old enough to be scared

She had three months left to live but she died instead
I never got to give her a lesson on guitar
But she left me with one that I still am working on
About how to find the light in the dark

Now I’m not so young, though my life still ain’t half done
I have lived enough to become aware
That I am not so young, I’m not as young as I once was
I am old enough to know that I’m getting there

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from Passenger… Solo, released September 8, 2015

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cygne Chicago, Illinois

I’m a writer and musician working in experimental memoir and sound at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where I tutor and assistant teach. Previously I toured internationally for over ten years, collecting and curating experiences, melodies, language, characters, and sounds from the natural world. ... more

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