Silver Cardinal

from Hospice Party by WAVERY

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lyrics

Silver cardinal,
You fooled me once, you fooled me twice.
But this one’s on me, this time only.
It’s hanging by a thread.
A crumbling dream within a dream
But this ain’t on me.

I’m all out of stars and gods to curse
And I can’t tell whose fault it is this time.
Could it be mine?
It’s so much harder than it needs to be
But I can’t seem to bend my twisted mind,
My tired spine.

[chorus]
So please indulge me,
I’m only trying too hard to refrain
from trying too hard.
I cave in easy
‘Cause even I don’t buy the lies I sell.
So, lay me softly.

Silver cardinal,
I thought i’d fill the blanks myself
But I was so wrong and it’s been so long
Since I slept alone.
I went this far to prove a point
But I was so wrong.
I’m all out of friends and foes to beg
And I can’t see a way out of this maze.
Not through the haze.
It’s so much harder than it needs to be
And I can’t seem to bend my twisted mind,
My tired spine.

[chorus]

Somedays the wind carries me.
Somedays I sink slowly.
I tried so hard to fool you.
All my best tricks, you see through.
The veil is gone, have mercy.
The lighting’s wrong, indulge me.
All my best tricks, you see through.
I try so hard.

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credits

from Hospice Party, released February 28, 2020
Music, Arrangements & Lyrics by Nicolas Girardin
Strings arrangements by Francis Perron & Wavery

Produced by Nicolas Girardin & Francis Perron
Recorded & mixed by Francis Perron at RadicArt Recording Studio
Mastered by Yannick St-Amand at Northern Studio
Artwork & photography by Pierre-Jean Moreau

Gabriel G. Grenon - Drums
Francis Nolet - Bass
Nicolas Girardin - Vocals, Guitar, Acoustic guitar
Pierre-Jean Moreau - Guitar
Brian Quirion - Back vocals, Vocals, synths

Additional musicians:
Christelle Chartray - Cello
Francis Perron - Additional percussions

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