Name: Six year farewell
Duration: P00H03M39S
Description: "Six Year Farewell" was written in self-retrospect and the idea of the song was to show the extreme tragedy of running away from emotions and traumatic events. The original idea was that John would do the singing, but considering John's lack of vocal talent - and Lilou's abundance thereof - the duo decided it was best that John concentrated on the lyrics and the guitar.

Six year farewell

from 100 Faces by Lilou & John

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"Six Year Farewell" was written in self-retrospect and the idea of the song was to show the extreme tragedy of running away from emotions and traumatic events. The original idea was that John would do the singing, but considering John's lack of vocal talent - and Lilou's abundance thereof - the duo decided it was best that John concentrated on the lyrics and the guitar.

lyrics

Let's go to Paolo's, walk in the rain
Go to the zoo today, catch a train
Go anywhere we want to go, drink 'til dawn
Forget that I was one day even born

Let's do a nightclub or picnic in the parks
Sit there in the grass, listen to the larks
Pretend they are in love, though they are not
Let me forget I saw what I forgot

That's it what I want is what I get
Yeah I'm only happy when I forget
Yeah I'm only happy when I forget

Let's say I love you, fingers crossed
Let's say I know what I've lost
I wanna get away, stay anyway
Forget what I desire, cut the pain

I'll buy myself a ton of sleeping pills
Call it accessories for deeper thrills
Pretend I'm happy, need no break
Lie and forget that I am fake

That's it what I want is what I get
Yeah I'm only happy when I forget
Yeah I'm only happy when I forget

Let's say we go separate ways
We could meet again someday
It's a lie I know, that is true
My biggest lie is I love you

That's it what I want is what I get
Yeah I'm only happy when I forget
Yeah I'm only happy when I forget

Yeah I'm only happy when I forget

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from 100 Faces, released August 26, 2016

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Eclectic heterodox shadowband creating music for introspective dissent in Drone City.

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