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River's Mouth

from River's Mouth (single) by Court Hoang

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Was I your river,
always moving
and going nowhere?
You were my ocean,
standing still,
you were everywhere.
Both directions
felt like dying,
felt untrue.
My reflection
was dragged over stones
but I still ran to you.

Is that all you have?
Was I too much, too fast?
Don't make me laugh
at myself,
I was saving you for last
and I don't know why.

Were all your others
just as fearful
as I of you?
The waves don't cover
all those souls
who thought that they loved you.
Salt and bitter:
I pour myself in
with a crashing sound.
The blood gets thinner,
yours inside me,
I begin to drown.

Was that all you had?
Was I too weak, too sad?
Don't make me laugh
till I cry,
I was saving you for last
and I don't know why.

Now you tell me that it wasn't laughter
and you were only ever playing actor:
only trying to avoid disaster
because there was only one thing I was after
all this time.
Tomorrow I'll wake up and I'll feel fine
and you won't ever cross my mind
and I don't know why.

credits

from River's Mouth (single), released August 16, 2019
Court Hoang: guitars, vocals
Joseph Fisher-Schramm: bass
Gareth Mason: drums
Chris Vinca: piano

Words and music by Court Hoang. Produced by Joseph Fisher. Engineered and mixed by Michael Johnson with A Little Birdie Productions. Digital master by Court Hoang.

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Court Hoang Fort Worth, Texas

Court Hoang is a singer/songwriter, composer and actor based in Fort Worth, TX. Originally from Dallas, he's worked in California, Vietnam, and most recently Austin before moving back to north Texas. He has composed music for several stage plays in Los Angeles as well as in Austin, where he released his most recent album, Compass Rose (2013). ... more

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