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I Lost My Best Friend / Little Boy

from Good Grief! by Bridget Allan

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I thought I would be there when you died, and I tried to be.
I stayed there listening to you try to draw air, till I myself couldn’t breathe
Out of empathy
I begged them to take you and watched them syringe you
You were too asleep to see us,
The nurses told us touching you would make you feel pain
but still we tried to stay

No one can comfort me
Nothing excites me
No one can comfort me
Nothing excites me

Knowing I had said my final goodbyes that night made me cry until I could not breath
I lost my best friend
You were my whole life
I stroked your grey hair and held your cold hand
And itched your beard for you
I promise we will find each other again
In the universe
Hopefully our spirits will meet and sing together in death

No one can comfort me
Nothing excites me
No one can comfort me
Nothing excites me
Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing

Oh I lost my best friend
And I cannot forget, you were so much more than your death.
Impossible pain
Shallow breaths
That eventually stopped

You were a hurt little boy
The world wasn’t kind to you
You packed up your clothes and toys
And off to another country, your family flew
Dreamt of being an astronaut and later a rock star
You grew up on a small green farm, a castle not too far away
You’d go out to the backyard to play,
And look for lizards and smoke with your mates
To your Dads dismay

Your bones grew
And you changed
The wrinkles show it, on your face
You changed your name, and tried to outrun the pain
You were a sweetheart your whole life, a lover not a fighter

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from Good Grief!, released February 10, 2023

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Bridget Allan Melbourne, Australia

Bridget Allan is an indie/jazz-influenced singer-songwriter from the Mornington Peninsula. She is currently studying for a Bachelor of Music at the University of Melbourne, specialising in Jazz & Improvisation. Bridget’s most significant musical influences are Jeff Buckley and Florence + The Machine. ... more

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