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Lost in Madrid

from Oh Quiet World by David Berkeley

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The plaza is empty now.
I’m lost in Madrid.
The fountains don’t flow.
Footsteps don’t sound.
Drinks do not pour
When no one’s around.

And I’m on a platform now.
I wait for your train.
But I know it won’t come.
The whole world’s delayed.
There’s dust on the tracks,
and you’re miles away

So sing with me now.
Let’s pretend you’re lying in my arms once more.
Don’t be afraid.
Shadows pass, and we’ll be back again, I know.

Time’s like a stubborn child
Refuses to budge
I beg it to race
it stomps on the floor
It drags both its heels
Deadbolts the door


So sing with me now.
Let’s pretend you’re lying in my arms once more.
Don’t be afraid.
Shadows pass, and we’ll be back again, I know.


It’s four in the afternoon.
But what is this day?
I’d shatter the glass.
I’d run the red roofs.
I’d break down the walls
To get back to you.

So sing with me now.
Let’s pretend you’re lying in my arms once more.
Don’t be afraid.
Shadows pass, and we’ll be back again, I know.

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from Oh Quiet World, released June 22, 2020
Words and music by David Berkeley
Straw Man Publishing, ASCAP 2020

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David Berkeley Santa Fe, New Mexico

The San Francisco Chronicle calls Santa Fe-based songwriter and author David Berkeley a “musical poet,” and the New York Times praises his “lustrous, melancholy voice with shades of Tim Buckley and Nick Drake.” He was a guest on This American Life, and has released 7 studio albums and 2 books. He is also half of the wildly creative Trans-Atlantic costumed duo Son of Town Hall. ... more

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