Devendra Banhart

Daniel

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We once had a time
meet me at the castro tonight
I held a rose
You held who knows
But that's fine
We fell in love
We fell in love
At the John Reed Sims Choir
And right there
and then
I swore to no end
Swore to never let you go
But loves got a way of fading away
I never saw you again
I never saw you again
Waiting in line
to see suede playing
Waiting in line
I wished we could stay in
Waiting in line
to see suede play

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2013-03-12 03:30:09

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by rwworks

13y ago

I think this maybe a gay love song, and not that heavily coded one. References to The Castro and the John Reed Sims Choir are the real giveaway. There is also a fragile tenderness in the lyrics that gives it the feeling of something secretive, in the same way that Sufjan Stevens is very guarded about his sexuality. If this is the case, I applaud Devendra for writing such an honest song.

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