Josephine

from Something to Hold by Sarah Pinsker

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Josephine
these dreams now come ‘round most every night
they rouse me almost, not quite
and if I can’t really say what they’re about
it’s not that I don’t remember

it’s just you’re not there, you never were
and I died in a field in Normandy

I, I, I, oh

oh I loved a girl with pale, pale skin
strong hands and a consumptive smile
and she bore me seven children
but we both outlived them all

and now she’s not there, she never was
and I died in a field in Normandy

I, I, I, oh

josephine
you know I have been yours since we first met
we ‘ve had fifty years that I just can’t forget
but these dreams get stronger in their way
I woke in normandy today
in a ditch, shells shattering
shells shattering above my head
and the frightened eyes of a boy
the warped reflection in my cup
and when he closed his eyes to dream
it’s of an old woman with pale, pale skin
strong hands, and a consumptive smile

but she’s not there, she never was
and I died in a field in normandy
she’s not there, she never was
and I died in a field in Normandy

I, I, I, oh

and I always loved you, josephine
but I’ve always loved her too

credits

from Something to Hold, released July 30, 2021
Backing vocals - Julie Mays
Everything else - Sarah Pinsker & John Seay

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Sarah Pinsker Baltimore, Maryland

Sarah Pinsker is a singer/songwriter and fiction writer. Her rock dystopia novel A Song For A New Day won the Nebula Award in 2020 and her 50+ stories have been nominated for Hugos, Nebulas, World Fantasy Awards and more. She has two solo albums, one with her band, the Stalking Horses, and another on the way. She lives in Baltimore, MD with her wife and terrier. ... more

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