My A to Z is open
I’m going home tonight
The trains are running hourly
And I’ve got some euros for an early morning flight
I’m suffocating here
And the winds of northern Africa’s magnetic pull
Are drawing me to you,
I’m a romantic fool
It’s a step in the right direction
A huge step for my kind
I avoided it on reflection
It’s whatever my genes designed
Just a step in the right direction
How could I have been so blind?
I just needed the right inflection
Needed to be refined
The clock is moving backwards
Departure is in sight
I’ve packed my map and compass
In my head just in case I journey through the night
I’m suffocating here
And the winds of northern Africa’s magnetic pull
Are drawing me to you, I’m a romantic fool
It’s such a step in the right direction
I should have seen before
I avoided the new connection
Til’ I blundered into the door
Such a step in the right direction
How could I have been naive?
I just wanted to give protection
How could I have guessed you’d leave?
credits
from breakfast in gaza,
released November 7, 2010
Produced and Arranged by Hughes and Cripps