Name: First Day of the Year
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Description: First Day of the Year

First Day of the Year

by Aleutians

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First Day of the Year

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It’s been so long now, I’ve forgotten the names
Ripped photographs in broken frames
And as the world moved on for them
We just fell through the cracks, left behind to fester
And relive the past

And I knew the truth would be hard to hear

A different time, but the same place
We’re all changed people now
But we’re tied here some way
Our friends are gone, just hoping they’ll come back to watch the light fade over the river
And paper over the cracks

And recall the truth
On the first day of the year

Tried tested and true, I’m almost an island
Except for what’s left of you
On the first day of the year
And it hurts to face the truth, but you and I know
Swore an oath on the bench where we sat
On the first day of the year

It’s 2003 forever, on the place where the baths used to be

The wind that shakes the towers on the red rocks shows me I’m home
The ghost of you compels me to stay
The edges of something supernatural, juxtaposed between the mundanity of every day, in a coastal town.

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released March 25, 2022

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Aleutians Wallasey, UK

Aleutians are a DIY project from New Brighton. Inspired by local history and the likes of Death Cab, Alvvays and the Boo Radleys they create wistful, nostalgic chunks of guitar pop about loves lost and chances missed.
Their songs capture the bittersweet nostalgia of time running away with you, good times you preserve in memory. ... more

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