Emily Dickinson

by David Sylvian

From the album: Manafon

Track 7 of 9 on Manafon (2009).

Duration: 6:25

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Lyrics for Emily Dickinson

She was no longer a user Don't think she realised we knew that Not one to make a fuss Why this and not something else Wasn't it obvious? She made such a hash of it You can't help but notice And an absence of tenderness And who wants to live like that And friends turn their backs on her She - no longer a user And she wanted to stay home With a box full of postcards And no place to send them Live like Emily Dickinson Without so much as a kiss Or the comfort of strangers Withdrawing into herself But why this And not something else

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