Dull Black Ache

by Tom Clarkson

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I feel so heavy, I don't know what to do
It's not my fault, but I can't blame you
You can take me to the country
Or a Venetian summer home
I've got a dull black ache that makes me feel so alone

Sitting by the sea-side waiting for your love
The sun seems so irrelevant shining gold down from above
So I step into the garden shade
Holding a flower in my hand
Knowing that you're the only one who could ever understand
How I feel about the world around me
And how I feel about myself
I feel it so much that it's bad for my health

There's only one of you love, but it feels like there's two of me
And they split apart from each other when I fell out of my tree
One hit every branch on the way down
And he wallows in the roots
While the other clings on to the top branch
Hoping to taste forbidden fruit

And when the two come back together
They'll understand the glow of the sun
But they'll still live as only two halves
'Til whenever you come back and make us one

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released March 5, 2021
Lyrics and Music by Tom Clarkson
Produced by Alessandro La Barbera and Tom Clarkson

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Tom Clarkson Hastings, UK

Tom Clarkson is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and spoken word artist from London, and is now based in the coastal town of Hastings.

The forthcoming EP Dull Black Ache is a is a lyrical exploration of the increasingly universal human experiences of oscillating mental health, isolation and loneliness - and more importantly - of hope, forgiveness and benevolence. ... more

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