There Will Be No Applause

from Happiness Is Weird by Freddie Stevenson

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Birds burst from branches
A cobweb caught a tear
What are the chances
That I would find you here?

Old men drink whiskey
Young men drink rye
I wonder if you miss me
When the moon is in your eye

Open all the windows
Unbolt the heavy doors
When it’s over
There will be no applause

Chaos on the highways
Chaos in the skies above
I want you to walk my way
Down the rocky road of love

I want you in the mornings
I want you in the nights
In Lisbon and New Orleans
In Hacienda Heights

Wrap me up in winter
The voice of sorrow warns
When it’s over
There will be no applause

A light is shining
On the other side
Can you hear me, darling?
It’ll be alright

I’ve heard the hidden music
Weave among the stars
I’ve lived with pickpockets
In a house of broken hearts

In the hour of no illusions
There’s a truth that I must face
A heart that’s blind to darkness
Is a heart that’s blind to grace

Deck the aisle with orchids
Take my hand in yours
When it’s over
There will be no applause

A light is shining
On the other side
Can you hear me, darling?
It’ll be alright

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from Happiness Is Weird, released July 2, 2020

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Freddie Stevenson Glasgow, UK

Albums 'Body on the Line', 'All My Strange Companions', '50 Songs', 'The City Is King', 'The Brightening/The Darkening'. A Dirty Urchin of NYC. Co-writing and touring with the Waterboys. Lives in Scotland.

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