Name: Speeding Fine
Duration: P00H02M16S
Description: A short, sad song about losing hope and enjoyment in life.

Speeding Fine

from On Blue Days - the demo tapes by Darcy Hay

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A short, sad song about losing hope and enjoyment in life.

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I tried to pay my speeding fine -
the website said my card was declined.
So I tried to pay my credit card;
somehow, the money went through just fine.
I tried to see some happy day
when the debts I owe are out of mind,
but I failed.
Like a rusted letterbox
clogged with rotten mail,
I failed.
I tried to plant a garden
of tomato and silverbeet.
But what the cold front didn’t flatten,
the snails eradicated, piece by piece.
I tried to think of planting -
of joyful new life, tender and green,
but I could not.
Like a dying bird,
in a shoebox,
getting colder, as hope
is lost.
I’ve tried to be a lover.
I’ve tried to be a fighting man.
I’ve tried to satisfy old friends,
I’ve learned to survive without them.
I’ve tried to be a saint
when my cup was flowing full of sin,
but all things end.
Like a page boy
struck by lightning
before this note could send -
“All things end.”

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from On Blue Days - the demo tapes, released July 9, 2021
Darcy Hay - guitar, vocals, lyrics

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Darcy Hay Geraldton, Australia

Folk, country and blues singer-songwriter from the Midwest of Western Australia with a penchant for political and poetic lyricism, energetic guitar playing, authentic vocals and deft harmonica work

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