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Chinese New Year

from facts n figurines by Grey Anne

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I have always thought that the thing that Bill whispers to Scarlett in "Lost In Translation" was "You're not hopeless." Whether or not that's so, it seems like one of the sweetest things you could say to anyone. This is a song about creative and romantic stagnation, about my friend who joined the army and several who married, about the feeling of being left out in the cold and having to stoke your own inner fires to cope. (And it references The Sound of Music for a sec.)

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Walked along the esplanade and nodding at the people
as they go, to and fro.

You gave me your hand to hold it folded in my own like
a warm roll, in the cold.

Summer's gone and fall's upon us leaving fallen leaves
upon the ground, all around.

I require a hat and coat to even leave my room I've barely
been downtown.

And I know
I'm not hopeless
and I'm glad
you're still here
but I've gotta get focused,
give myself 'til Chinese New Year

I was just complaining how my girlfriends are all
getting up and leaving town.

Seems the rain and apathy and lack of opportunity
have got them down.

And one goes to the altar,
and one goes to the war,
and I know we're not going
anywhere we've not been before,
Love....

One day on the avenue I knew that you no longer
would be mine.

Feel just like I've felt before, foreboding it'll only be
a matter of time.

And I know
there'll be others
it won't end
'til we're dead
but I need
to recover
so take my arm, let's paint this town red!

I simply remember my favorite things...and then I don't feel so bad.

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from facts n figurines, released November 24, 2008

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Grey Anne Portland, Oregon

Originally hailing from Anacortes, WA, Anne Adams has been a mainstay of Portland music since 2003, playing under the monikers "Per Se" and "Grey Anne," and collaborating in electronica duo "Sweater." A trailblazer of the earnest, theatrical folk era that followed ironic indie rock, she's more recently expanded her endeavors to include work on the film Coraline, dinosaur tarot and arts journalism. ... more

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