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The Parting Lyrics by Jack O’Rourke

Wild Place

2021

[Verse 1]
We dont part like a dockers last round
Down the hatch boys - sinking into free fall
We can't part like a catkin, falling from an aldar tree
Bursting in the air with pollen and promise and memory

[Verse 2]
Sometimes the summer leaves without a refrain
Sometimes your face, a picture in my minds frame
Out of my head like a werewolf, in a drunken tryst
The comfort of a body, but your name upon my lips

[Chorus]
We better leave like a heron leaves the river
There's always a murmur, a ripplе or a quiver

[Verse 3]
We don't part like a Hollywood еnd
Too many strings and syrup and hearts that never mend
We can't part like a blackbird from its final tune
Little by little, the wind might carry it to the dune

[Verse 4]
Today we're caterpillars
Tomorrow butterflies
Painted like Caravaggio
Across a summer sky
You'll go your way and I'll go mine
A parting dance, kaleidoscoping just outta time

[Chorus]
We better leave like a heron leaves the river
There's always a murmur, a ripple or a quiver

About “The Parting” by Jack O’Rourke

Read the complete lyrics to "The Parting" by Jack O’Rourke from the album "Wild Place" in 2021. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Ireland, Pop.

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"The Parting" is credited to Jack O’Rourke. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"The Parting" appears on "Wild Place" in 2021.

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