The Boy From Yesterday

from Modern Ruins by Tim Bowness / Peter Chilvers

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I take the city bus and I think of us -

Before the cracks appeared,
Everything seemed easy.

I still remember when you looked like mine -
I felt secure, I felt defined.

There was you and me among the flowers,
The bricks and cooling towers.

There was you and me among the flowers,
The universe was ours.

The boy from yesterday
Is knocking on your door.

Driving through familiar streets,
Our past plays on repeat.

The songs I played you at the start
Are slowly tearing me apart

Worlds can change, then change right back again -
Anger rise, then disappear.

There was you and me among the flowers
Before the sweet turned sour.

I was dazzled by your super-power,
You could talk and talk for hours.

The boy from yesterday
Is knocking on your door.

The boy from yesterday
Is asking you for more.

There was you and me among the flowers
I could stare at you for hours.

There was you and me among the flowers
I could stare at you for hours.

The gecko in the hotel room,
My heightened sense of gloom.
The money that was coming soon.
The harmony that slipped out of tune.

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from Modern Ruins, released May 1, 2020

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Peter Chilvers Ely, UK

Peter Chilvers is a musician and software designer, best known for collaborating with Brian Eno on the iOS applications Bloom, Trope, Scape and Reflection. He has also toured with Karl Hyde (Underworld) and recorded both instrumental albums and collaborations with vocalist Tim Bowness. He continues to work with Brian Eno, finding creative new uses for technology. ... more

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