Joy

from New Romancer (Deluxe Edition) by Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird

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It was just like you said it would be,
No rain,
No river of tears,
Just a bright sunny day,
Of all the things that fall,
To the carpenter’s floor,
I could ask you to walk,
To the end of my street,
And down to my door,
But I couldn’t take you up,
I couldn’t take you up if I tried.

We awoke with bloody knees,
Some game,
That we play with our bodies,
All one and the same,
From the end of the night,
To the submarine sunrise,
Painting the blues,
When selfishly I rolled to the side,
And let it find you,
But I couldn’t wake you up,

I couldn’t wake you up,
I couldn’t wake you up,
I couldn’t wake you up,
But if tried,
Then for the first time in a long time -
I’d feel joy.

It rains diamonds on Jupiter,
And the sea is full of colourful creatures,
That stupefy me,
But between me and the dream,
And all of the colours,
That swim around me,
And gracefully sing,
I have imagined a many great thing,
But I couldn’t make you up.

I couldn’t make you up,
I couldn’t make you up,
I couldn’t make you up,
If I tried.

And I’ve tried,
And for the first time in a long time -
I feel joy.

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from New Romancer (Deluxe Edition), released May 1, 2020

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