Ocean Away

by Drew Elder

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Tried to Call you on collect, I had missed my connecting flight

This payphone seems to be dead, and you were on Denver time

My words hold no weight here, falling on foreign ears.

I’ve always been surrounded, but I’ve been alone for years.

Operator please, transfer me to an ocean away

Operator please, transfer me to an ocean away

It’s 2:40 in the morning, I’m hoping that your wake is wide.

Is that old ugly dog of yours still sleeping by your side?

That answering machine ironic, only made for listening.

Is your playback box full, ‘cause your playback box is glistening.

Operator please, transfer me to an ocean away

Operator please, transfer me to an ocean away

Please pickup the damn phone

This my last two quarters alone.

Why do these people keep walking through my body?

Can’t they see that I’m calling you fondly?

Tried to call you on collect, we had crashed our connecting flight.

It’s all coming back to me now, the fire syphoned inside.

Those tiny little yellow masks they all had fallen down.

The last thing I remember is calling when we hit the ground.

Operator please, transfer me to an ocean away

Operator please, transfer me to an ocean away

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released December 15, 2023
Phoebe Silva - Violin
Greg Settino - Drums
Heather Freed - Harp
Drew Elder -All other instruments

Mastering - Joe Hutchinson

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