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Afterthought

from The Bittersweet Tapes by Heather Styka

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Afterthought

I'm an afterthought, I'm a memory
I'm that time you drove all night just cause you could
I'm every summer day spent listening for the train
I'm that pothole town you planned to leave for good
I'm that first New York show you played and no one came
And I'm that single soul listening to every note with kind eyes
I'm that long road home, with new stories to be told
All those passages you thought could make you wise

I'm the old carousel, that old wishing well
I'm those old songs that your grandmother would hum
Those crisp autumn days
change was something you could taste
Cold and sweet and eager on your tongue
Every wild desire seemed within your grasp
Before you learned what it means to choose
I'm that movie star you posted on your wall
I'm that small town girl you knew always knew you'd lose

You're an after thought, you're a memory
You're the journal that I kept beneath my bed
I guess you loved me well
From here it's hard to tell
Sifting through the sweet nothings you said
Once you thought that I would stay right by your side
We'd be waltzing till our weary bones gave way
I thought the same of you
Now you're a memory too
The sort of dream we all outgrow someday

I wanted only you
Now you're a memory too
The sort of dream we all outgrow someday

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from The Bittersweet Tapes, released February 16, 2016

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Heather Styka Chicago, Illinois

Though rooted in folk and Americana, Chicago singer-songwriter Heather Styka's songs are as fresh as they are memorable, chronicling the human cycles of despair and redemption, and analyzing the importance of places and relationships. Touring nationwide and having received airplay globally, Styka is a familiar face in the Chicago music scene, at venues including Schubas and the Old Town School. ... more

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