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The Message

from Trucks by Jumpiter

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THE MESSAGE

((( Jimmy )))

Awake at dawn with thoughts uneasy
A sudden feeling takes control
The doorbell bellows in the distance
Parade of footsteps in the hall
Discard the bedsheets
Find my slippers
Approach the door across the room
Look out the window
Winter horror
I miss the safety of the womb
The wheels of doom are in the street
Crossing in the street crossing

I got the message on
A cold winter Sunday
My parents sat me down
And told me the news
They got the message from
The neighbor who found him
The neighbor brought
The bloody collar as proof

Is he all right?
Or is lying on the side of the street?
Is he all right?
Or were the trucks faster than his feet?
Is he all right?
My parents don't know what to say
Is he all right?
I got the message on a winter day

I should have known that he would
Try to escape us
Instead I sealed the very thought
In my head
I fear that I'm the one
Who gave him the access
But could it be?
Is it my fault that he's dead?

Was he all right?
Or did he die in agonizing pain?
Was he all right?
Or did he suffer in the winter rain?
Was he all right?
My parents don't know what to say
Was he all right?
I got the message on a winter day:

"...but it's all right
Because he's gone to a better place
Yeah it's all right
So wipe the tears from your gloomy face
Have a good night
Try not to think about the death today
Have a good night
Because tomorrow you will find the way"

Is he all right?
"It’s all right now, Jimmy"
It’s all right
"It’s all right now, Jimmy"

[words & music by Sean Schuyler]

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from Trucks, track released April 13, 2010

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