Scarfboy

by Matthew McLaughlin

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St. Bridget keens
Her bells vanguarding the winter’s power
Red light and green
Glow the faces of the town’s clock tower
It’s like a dream
To be with you even when you’re not near me
This swaddling scene
Bouncing between the extremes, I get the feeling you feel me

I get the feeling you feel me

Take me in your arms
Wrap me like a blanket
Fool me with your charms
Tighten up the straight jacket
You’ve made me what I am
You gave me your bad habits
You’ve taken all that’s left
This time of year it’s magic

The Scarfboy croons
A quaking tune to winter’s jinking
The scarf festooned
The passersby question what am I drinking
Unaware
They sneer at me as if I wasn’t listening
But in this air
I got distracted by the winter’s wondrous wind went whistling

Say it for me one more time
Say it for me maybe
“I want to be related”

Take me in your arms
Wrap me like a blanket
Fool me with your charms
Tighten up the straight jacket
You’ve made me what I am
You gave me your bad habits
You’ve taken all that’s left
This time of year it’s magic now

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released December 23, 2022

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Matthew McLaughlin Maynard, Massachusetts

Singer-songwriter and wanna be crooner. For people that want to hear a bit of that "60s" sound translated into the modern era. Similar artists include Belle & Sebastian, Jens Lekman, and Billie The Vision & The Dancers.

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