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Killarny Glen

from Killarney Glen by Benjamin Adair Murphy

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My heart is the shape of the summer
My heart is the shape of the wind
My heart is the shape of the birds above
The waters of Killarny Glen

I walked far away from the city
Where I stated I do not know when
But I walked without anyone with me
Down the road to Killarny Glen

My mother she won’t leave off me
She squawks like a mean old hen
So I could not wait to leave the house
And hurry to Killarny Glen

The lights make my eyes water
The sounds make my head spin
So I’m headed out in the summer
To the rocks of Killarny Glen

The birds are in their cages
And the pigs are in their pens
And I’m bound for the open skies above
The waters of Killarny Glen

I once knew a man who told
That the women there make you grin
They lie right there in the sunshine
On the rocks of Killarny Glen

The pack has a bottle of water
And some cigarettes and some gin
And I won’t need too much else
When I make it to Killarny Glen

I don’t dwell in the past
Or worry about what might have been
All I knew is what is before me
As I walk towards Killarny Glen

There’s nothing I need behind me
No I’m never going back there again
All I need are the things that I’ve got
By the waters of Killarny Glen

There’s air that rolls off the river
That’s not found in the world of men
And it lifts me up as I fall into
The waters of Killarny Glen

I look down into the water
And I count from one to ten
And I close my eyes and I feel
The waters of Killarny Glen

Now the days are long behind me
Maybe someone will pick up a pen
And write a song about my life
And the story of Killarny Glen

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from Killarney Glen, released October 16, 2019

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Benjamin Adair Murphy Mexico City, Mexico

www.benjaminadairmurphy.com Benjamin fronted the NYC band the Blue Eighty Eights, and has recorded solo albums in Brooklyn, Rome, and Mexico City. He has written lyrics for Nanuchka, Roiki, Electro Morocco, the Monophonic Shooting Spree, and other artists. ... more

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