Melancholy

from Lovers On A Bus by Formalists

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I met a girl who was always down, with anything
And I fell in love right away; it was a one-way street

She taught me so many new things
That she’d whisper in my ear
She said don’t put love into words, cuz if you try it might disappear

She said her name was melancholy, I said I’ve see you around
She said that I was just her type, and would I like to hangout?

She knows what I really am
Just spite and bones
A disappointment to everyone I have ever known

She’s Jezebel
That eastern belle, that never sleeps, calming all my troubled dreams, waving from the balcony, with hungry dogs roaming the streets,
She keeps me company, and she keeps me company

She left me once or twice, for a sunny afternoon
She said that she has to go but “I’ll see you soon”

And she’s my only light
And she’s my only spark
And she is only ever on when all else is dark

And she’s happiness
Our great mistress, from love and fear, and there is nothing here to hold, onto once tears begin to flow, and like a child begin to grow
And grow and grow and grow, and grow and grow and grow, and grow and grow and grow and grow.

And we talked about love
Blah blah blah blah blah
Here’s what we spoke about
Chemical reactions
Neurons in passion
Synapses in fractions
Love

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from Lovers On A Bus, released February 6, 2011

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Formalists Toronto, Ontario

Based in Toronto, Formalists are a progressive quartet with ties to the city’s classical and jazz communities. Their music combines alt-folk, indie, and western art influences, with a dual ambition to thrill and discomfort. At once elegant, and self-indulgent, Formalists share more then just a love of supine-grape eating with the hedonists of yore. ... more

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