You started under lights
warm and easy
bright days, gentle nights
I brought you here
up where the air is clear
and you can see for miles
But it’s bloody cold
Why won’t you grow for me
grow for me please
tell me you’re not through
I had such hopes for you
It’s all my fault
I didn’t keep you safe
didn’t protect you
The way I knew that I should do
You suffered and you froze
you lost your mind
I lost mine too
Now I’m losing you
hold on hold on hold on hold on
my cute tomato
It’ll get easier one day
the sun will shine
on our back door again
The sun will shine
and you will count me as a friend
and hang all over the vines again
Never ever again will you hear me sing
How I’m losing you
Hold on hold on hold on hold on
my cute tomato
credits
from Blue Hibou,
released February 14, 2014
Kim : Vocal, guitar
Hélène : Vocal, banjo
Micah : Bass, piano
Ryan Driver : Rhodes
Blake Howard : Drums
Brodie West : Sax
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