“I don’t know you, but I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me and always fool me
And I can’t react

And games that never amount
To more than they’re meant
Will play themselves out

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We’ve still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you have a choice
You’ve made it now

Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can’t go back
And moods that take me and erase me
And I’m painted black

Well, you have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It’s time that you won

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We’ve still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you had a choice
You’ve made it now

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We’ve still got time
Raise your hopeful voice, you had a choice
You’ve made it now

Falling slowly, sing your melody
I’ll sing it loud

Only love survive the fall.”

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“Falling Slowly,” a song from this random old musical called Once. Sung by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglova. 2006.

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I used to sing this all the time back in the day. I almost remember the accompanying chords on the guitar and I would genuinely like to sing it with the band but, like – I don’t know if I could actually do that without ugly crying in front of people? Anyway. The players at the café tonight did this number near the end of the set and I was not expecting that and it kinda got me good