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Artist: David Sylvian
Canonical path: /david-sylvian/emily-dickinson
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Emily Dickinson
Read Emily Dickinson lyrics by David Sylvian on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Emily Dickinson
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She was no longer a user
Don't think she realised we knew that
Not one to make a fuss
Why this and not something else
Wasn't it obvious?
She made such a hash of it
You can't help but notice
A near absence of tenderness
And who wants to live like that?
And friends turned their backs on her
She, no longer a user
And she wanted to stay home
With a box full of postcards
And no place to send them
Live like Emily Dickinson
Without so much as a kiss
Or the comfort of strangers
Withdrawing into herself
But why this and not something else?
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