In The Absence of No One

from Up On The Wire by Isaac Lister

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she's got a child, he lives in her heart
he manifests himself in her actions and her art
she's got a slyness to take you to bed
spins gold from your kindness when your love is in her head

In the pomp of her youth she just can't see
It's never pain free
But in the absence of no one she's got me

And I'm watching the train leave, I do this a lot
And I'm keeping stock of what I could be, what I'm not
And it's quite self absorbed to drink to her health
When her health is waning, and she told you that herself

Cry into me, it's temporary, and you just can't see
That in the absence of no one she's got me

And in the end we're all floating on the still breeze
And in the end only you brought me to my knees
You represent what I can't be, but you've got me.

And she's got some words that I wrote as a kid
Every nook I crawled into, every corner I hid
I tell lies of forgetting, I tell lies that it's gone
But that beach is so quiet, and the nights are so long.

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from Up On The Wire, released August 6, 2015

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Isaac Lister York, UK

Isaac believes in the passion and attitude behind the craft of songwriting. Found making a big noise in every pub from North Yorkshire to Suffolk, he blends the rough and ready aesthetic of the old blues with the heart of the modern troubadour. His influences are wide ranged, from The Black Keys and The White Stripes to Muse and Radiohead, and this ethos leads to unique and powerful songs. ... more

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