"Final Days" by Lucius

Wow, this one took me by surprise...and has shaken me. I have seen video of Lucius (the duo of Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig) singing on stage with the all-star cast for Joni Mitchell's recent concerts known as "Joni Jams" but had not really encountered them on their own. Until this emotional song, "Final Days" from their self-titled album out just yesterday. The lyrics are quite raw and penetrating... they tell a story I have lived a few times now and can feel every word they sing.

I hope I didn’t let you down
‘Cause it’s too late to make a change
You’ve lived a hundred lives before me
So self-involved to think that I could hold that weight
Like a mother to them all,
With your arms stretched open wide
I hope you hear that heaven’s call
I hope they’re letting you inside
You look good like I remember
With all that sunshine on your face
I let you sit there without talking,
You let me sit there in your shade
You let me dream about the future
and all the plans we had to make
I hope I’m wrong about the after
and these are not your final days
Could’ve said I’m frightened but I couldn’t, I didn’t have the heart
Are you scared of dying? I couldn’t, I didn’t have the heart
So I said it’s waiting, your own true paradise
didn’t have the heart so I lied just to not see you cry
Yeah I didn’t, I didn’t have the heart
The world will go on spinning
Another day another scene
and I’ll be left with just a memory
and yesterday will be a dream
I’ll be looking out there for you
where all they see is empty sky
The space you left reminds me
that we don’t have to say goodbye
Could’ve said I’m frightened but I couldn’t, I didn’t have the heart
Are you scared of dying? I couldn’t, I didn’t have the heart
So I said it’s waiting, your own true paradise
didn’t have the heart, I didn’t have the heart
So I said it’s waiting, your own true paradise
didn’t have the heart so I lied just to not see you cry
Yeah I didn’t, I didn’t have the heart

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