The wires dream
about swallows in the spring
I dreamed about my childhood
surrounded by dead things
Awakened by the humming
machines make when they sleep
At least I woke up smiling
so glad I had a dream

Chorus:
She is waving out of the window
Her smile as red as a wound
and my quiet heart goes to pieces
It´s been a lonely year in this room

And I will not ignore you like before
my January promises are more
than words softly spoken

I´m filming now
obsessed with how I look
And everything I told you
was stolen from a book
I read something about kisses in a science magazine
Something they can´t capture in the sweetest movie scene

Chorus

And I will not ignore you like before
my January promises are more
than words softly spoken


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    Kent is perhaps one of my favorite bands, and this song is one of the reasons why. I'm pretty sure it's about a man who wants to reasure the woman in his life that he has changed, that he isn't just speaking empty promises anymore, and that he's been lonely without her

    absentiaon May 09, 2006   Link

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