wake up alone

Welcome to the World O' Jeff Valentines Day special, in which the entire cast (okay, Will and I) wear our traditional festive Holiday Black. It's Valentines Day for the rest of us- those who are aren't dating, and just don't really want to bother to anymore.

At the last minute I gave this piece a new name, because I thought "back to back to back to black" was stretching things a bit. Will and I will be going out tonight as usual, doing our Cybill and Mary Ann schtick provided I can locate my mantilla.

Here to set the mood is La Wino, Amy Winehouse herself with a live version of "Wake Up Alone", because it just isn't Valentines without an excruciating breakup. I especially love her intro. Happy Valentines everyone, even to those of you like this particular holiday. I'm not bitter. Really.



It's okay in the day I'm staying busy
Tied up enough so I don't have to wonder where is he
Got so sick of crying
So just lately
When I catch myself I do a 180
I stay up clean the house
At least I'm not drinking
Run around just so I don't have to think about thinking
That silent sense of content
That everyone gets
Just disappears soon as the sun sets

This face in my dreams seizes my guts
He floods me with dread
Soaked in soul
He swims in my eyes by the bed
Pour myself over him
Moon spilling in
And I wake up alone

If I was my heart
I'd rather be restless
The second I stop the sleep catches up and I'm breathless
This ache in my chest
As my day is done now
The dark covers me and I cannot run now
My blood running cold
I stand before him
It's all I can do to assure him
When he comes to me
I drip for him tonight
Drowning in me we bathe under blue light

His face in my dreams seizes my guts
He floods me with dread
Soaked in soul
He swims in my eyes by the bed
Pour myself over him
Moon spilling in
And I wake up alone
And I wake up alone
And I wake up alone
And I wake up alone