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School for Lost Souls

from The Littlest Libertine by Jessica Law

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I had that dream again
The sweet melancholy infuses my brain
Even after I wake
The sun through the branches still clear in my mind
And I know that I’ll find it some day

And I’ll run my hand over the sharp granite stones
But in waking, not just in repose
And it’s only a short bus ride outside the town
If I only knew which road I chose
If I only knew which road I chose

Oh, the bad times are coming
I can feel it in my bones
Every which way folk are running
Vying for jobs and for homes

And wouldn’t it be nice to lie back
And let it pass you by
It's all got a bit Sisyphean
But I’ve dreamed of a place where they try

Sometimes I catch a glimpse
Of something familiar that reminds me
Of a place I’ve not been
It’s there for a moment, then gone just as fast
But I’ll know when I find it at last

And peace sill surround me, I’ll drift into sleep
With my worries dissolving like snow
With nature around me and bedrock beneath
If I only knew which way to go
If I only knew which way to go…

What is this ghost I’m pursuing?
Searching the satellite towns
I don’t tell my friends what I’m doing
I would never live it down

At night I lie and I listen
To distant cars on roads
And I wonder where they are all going
And if they pass the school for lost souls

I had that dream again
The sweet melancholy infuses my brain
Even after I wake
The sun through the branches still clear in my mind
And I know that I’ll find it some day.

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from The Littlest Libertine, released August 26, 2013

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Jessica Law Cambridge, UK

"Packed with emotion, surprise and wit." - The Daily Album
“Someone… who’d probably get laughed off the X-Factor for not being exactly the same as everyone else.” – Nightshift Magazine
"A collection of intriguing folk songs, packed with expressive lyrics, strange rhythms and creative instrumentation." - Ocelot Magazine
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