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While it Lasts

by The Nation Mourns

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While It Lasts


I took my hat off and I sat up at a table
I was just barely able to hear old far fetched fables cutting through
I looked around the dusty hall but nothing caught my eye
Save for an old drunk in the corner, a philandering philanthropist
With two girls on each shoulder he’ll be making moves for bedrooms soon enough.

Ive come along way from San Angelo, crossed the border at Laredo
Trying to find some place to find myself oh I've come up dryer than the desert.
I found a way to Monterey, trekked a trail to Saltillo,
Where an old man named Alberto told of the murderous Montemayor;
the killing of his lover, how he took the killers daughter as his wife

Now I’m sat here in this lonely bar tonight
I'm Hoping that I don’t come out alive
I know this will be our last adventure on a grander scale
So we might as well enjoy it
We might as well enjoy it
We might as well enjoy it while it lasts

Now where can I go from here, I tried to conquer my greatest fears
I left them at the border but they keep on coming back to me.. yeah
If I stay out here long enough I'll forget the world and all that stuff
thats kept me in the corner anxiously awaiting answers from old mythological deities
but I just wanna be
Oh I just wanna go
Oh I want to go back home

Now I’m sat here in that lonely bar tonight
Hoping that I don’t come out alive
I know this will be our last adventure on a grander scale
So we might as well enjoy it
We might as well enjoy it
We might as well enjoy it while it lasts

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released March 26, 2021
Words and Music by Neil O'Shea
Drums - David Guy
Produced by Cameron Laing at The Famous Gold Watch Audio Visual Studios in Berlin, Germany.

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The Nation Mourns Berlin, Germany

The Nation Mourns is the musical brain child of Irish songwriter Neil O’Shea. Growing up with a wide range of blues and rock influence, it was the haunting timbre of artists such as Tom Waits, Nick Drake, and Jackson C Frank that drew him to songwriting. This has lead him to lyrics of landscapes and leaving for home; while subtle, melancholic melodies draw you ever further into the music. ... more

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