The Punch Line

from Those Phantom Towns by Scott Tyler

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The Punch Line
Scott Tyler
© scotttylersongs 2010

All those strangers’ faces on the subway
Have become so familiar to me
All those comforting words
That are barely overheard above
The clattering of metal on the metal
The hissing of steam out the pipes
All those shouted goodbyes
Your words are ringing in my ears
Is this my stop or do I get off when you get off

Shift your weight from one leg to the other
I smiled as we both stumbled forward
Like two drunks on a high wire, we were dizzying spirals
I’ve had enough but I keep asking for more
You had said that night in the rain
Time stops ticking in a clockmaker’s dream
Two years down the road is not as far as it was two years ago

I’ll stop using your name as the punch line
To all but my funniest jokes
I’ll stop myself from calling your cell when I know you won’t be alone

All your lost silhouettes, all your shape-shifting objects
Aren’t getting the best of me
Been chasing an echo barebacked down an empty canyon
And find that I’m chasing the wind through the trees
You left me here like sweat on a body after the fever breaks
And the blisters remain, I’ve had all that I couldn’t take

I’ll stop using your name as the punch line
To all but my funniest jokes
I’ll stop myself from calling your cell when I know you won’t be alone
Even when my jaws clenched tight
I’ll stop pushing your name through my teeth
It’s no good to forget, but I won’t be forgotten again
It’s no good to forget
It’s no good to forget, but I won’t be forgotten again

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from Those Phantom Towns, released January 28, 2011

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