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Last Perfect Day

from The Smallest of Spheres by Justin Karpinos

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co-written with Walt Staszewski (originally for 60 Cycle Hum)
Many of the lyrics here are borrowed/repurposed/taken from Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach." But this is more optimistic than the original...

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Last Perfect Day

The air is still in the evening
The lights fade out along the coast and they’re gone
The water rises and recedes and you’ve fallen to your knees
You could just stay there until the dawn

But all the world which seems to lie before us like a land of dreams
So how can you stare at these four walls when the sky above is blue and clear?
But you just hide your eyes, acting like you’re stuck inside
on the last perfect day of the year

You’ve got paper gods and plastic worlds to carry you away
See with bitter eyes when reality seems to much for you to stand
You’ve got medicines and pills, but you need your life distilled
Way out here where the ocean meets the moonlit sand

And all the world, which seems to lie before us like a land of dreams
So how can you stare at these four walls when the sky above is blue and clear?
But you just breathe a sigh, acting like you’re stuck inside
On the last perfect day of the year

Come to the window, sweet is the air

And all the world, it seems to lie before us like a land of dreams
You know you can’t stare at these four walls when the sky above is blue and clear
So open up your eyes, and take a step outside
It’s the last perfect day of the year

credits

from The Smallest of Spheres, released March 1, 2021
cowritten with Walt Staszewski

JK: vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, lap steel, Septavox
Madeleine Anderson: harmony vocals
Reed Pittman: piano
Troy Engle: violin, cello
Matthew DeRubertis: bass
Justin Amaral: drums, percussion

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Justin Karpinos Nashville, Tennessee

I'm a songwriter, singer, and instrumentalist in Nashville by way of North Carolina. I sing and play guitar, mandolin, and lap steel with a few artists and bands as I can.

I'm a sucker for honesty, melody, and a last line that takes your breath away. ... more

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