Sitting in the backseat bathed in purple light
driving to the thrift mart to see what we can find
his old eyes were not so tired back then
and my brothers and I were maybe window height
and everything was filled with light
In that Bonneville
As a young man he was a soldier
he fought in the second great war
and i know he had stories he couldn't bring himself to tell,
but his greatest enemy became his own body
and after several boughs his will must have given out
and now he's just a picture on a shelf
and memories i may have made up myself
In this Bonneville
You're all that's left
And now the white paint is chipping away
and the purple tint is peeling off and fading into grey
the warning light stays on for months at a time,
but don't you worry everything is fine
the windshield is telling stories of friends and elevated minds
of late nights and streetlights with Emily by my side
the light that i remember grows dimmer each day,
but a new bright is shining in the dark
and we'll get there no matter how far
credits
from Lost Frontiers [ep],
released September 14, 2012
Written by Patrick Durkee
Engineered/produced by Ryan Tran
Additional Engineering by Bob Mathews
Patrick Durkee- Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Mike KIm- Drums, Keys
William Bamford- Bass
Chris Miranda- Electric Guitar
Bob Mathews- Additional Percussion
Ryan Tran- Backing Vox
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