Saturday, October 7, 2017

I Have A Tribe - Casablanca

That was not the best staycation I've ever heard. After some fireworks, fire fighting, and reignition, we're now on a definite hiatus ... I guess we finally reached some point of breaking beyond the grasp of our patience. This other song by I Have A Tribe suddenly becomes relevant. I've put the lyrics below. While this is temporary, who knows what will become of us after the smoke settles. Much like in Casablanca when Rick tells Ilsa "Here's looking at you kid" ... he's glad he was able to see her (again) and then wishes her luck ... who would be able to say if they would ever be able to see each other after the departure. So ... here's looking at you kid. Full lyrics below.

"Casablanca" by I Have A Tribe from his 2016 album Beneath A Yellow Moon

i've not been so wild in years
but if you set it out for me
i'll convince you that it's fine

of all the bars in all the world
all the head and all the girls
this resides inside my mind

i know you hurt
i fell apart
they're only words
to trick your heart

here's looking at you kid
here's looking at you kid
here's to everything we did
here's looking at you kid

i hope this letter finds you well
return address is send to hell
baby i won't stay here long

'cause it's a gift of mine to choose
a route with nothing left to lose
where all the pain and shame is gone

you know i think
the next move is wrong
but i'll fix the drinks and put the right records on

here's looking at you kid
here's looking at you kid
here's to everything we did
here's looking at you kid

i think i met her on the moon
i think she came and shared my room
and left a note i later read

it made me strong then i grew weak
it made me long to be asleep
i don't remember what it said

i miss your face
i miss your heart
i miss your taste
i'm in the dark

here's looking at you kid
here's looking at you kid
here's to everything we did
here's looking at you kid

is there a place where we could meet
some place we are not let speak
we only move in the moving slope

a place we go, begin again
a place for open-wounded men
if you get here, let me know

give me your hand
pass me the stone
you understand you will never be alone

here's looking at you kid
here's looking at you kid
here's to everything we did
here's looking at you kid

i see this tide's begun to drift
i see the moon's begun to shift
and i think it's time we moved on

so tell me what it is you know
tell me, please, so i can go
i know i chose to be your pawn

so get back up
go get along
you must stay tough, punk
the road is long

here's looking at you kid
here's looking at you kid
here's to everything we did
here's looking at you kid

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