I Never Thought This Day Would Come (and Now it Won't Go Away)

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Duke Special, real name Peter Wilson, is a songwriter and performer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A piano-based songwriter with a romantic style and a warm, distinctly accented voice, he has distinctive long dreadlocks, eyeliner and outfits he describes as "hobo chic". His live performances have a theatrical style inspired by Vaudeville and music hall, and often incorporate 78s played on an old-fashioned gramophone, or sound effects from a transistor radio. He is most often accompanied by percussionist "Temperance Society" Chip Bailey, who plays cheese graters and egg whisks, a Stumpf fiddle and a Shruti box, as well as the more typical drums and cymbals. Other musicians who perform with Wilson from time to time include Paul "Pilot" Wilkinson (guitar), … more »

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2008

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When did I become a habit
That you kicked long ago
A tired refrain on a broken down train
Old lantern buried in snow

I tried to reach you with science
To find a familiar phrase
A word that sticks, that helps to fix
The fragments of your face

I never thought this day would come
Now it won?t go away

I broke down on Union Street
?Cause you won?t come back to mind
Stuck on a note, an old song I wrote
On a tape I cannot rewind

You were the back of my hands dear
But now I can?t recall
I blame myself over and over
So you can?t blame me at all

I never thought this day would come
Now it won?t go away

I just want to feel something
Something, something
I just have to feel something
Something, something

When did we wake up lonely
Our connection falling short?
Stuck behind wires, impossible fires
Still the same distance apart

I never thought this day would come
Now it won?t go away

I just want to feel something
Something, something
I just have to feel something
Something, something

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