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The Daylilies - The Cat Inside The Window

from Red on Red Hots: Year One Compilation From Red on Red Records by Various Artists

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So many of us, I think, are inwardly panicking about our looming old age and death, while the universe--the cat--goes on as if everything were normal, indifferent to our suffering. The song is a pep talk to remind us to stay positive in the face of creeping time.

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You knew from early dawn
How the day was getting on
Your fear outruns it
Now comes the sunset
It’s a thing of wonder
A rush of color
With the ideal view
And the best that you can do
Is to gaze into the sunlight
Gaze into the sun
Preparing for that one night
When your face is pale and drawn
And your faith has left and gone
And your fate is looking on just like the cat inside the window

Your age, it suits you well
Routines and rituals
The days soar past
And now comes your last (No no!)
Don’t dream you’re powerless
Just because your hourglass
Is bottom heavy
Your head’s so far from empty
As you stare into the sunlight
Stare into the sun
So hard to see it done right
When your made of breath and brawn
And your mate has left and gone
Your maker’s looking on just like the cat inside the window

Stare into the sunlight
Stare into the sun
So many days undone by
Those stairs that took you down
And those stares that shook the ground
The stars just look around just like the cat inside the window

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from Red on Red Hots: Year One Compilation From Red on Red Records, released November 19, 2021
Music and lyrics by Ad Frank
Personnel: Laura England Klain-singing; Matt Klain-bass guitar, singing; Michael Quinn-keyboard, singing; Adam Goodwin-drumkit, singing; Ad Frank-guitar, singing
Produced and Engineered by Michael Quinn
Published by Churlish Music, ASCAP

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