Juliet - Antje Duvekot

Knew right away that we’d be best buds

When you got on the school bus

Your chuck tailors were ragged and worn-in

It wasn’t long til we were counting the days til graduation

We were dreaming of oregon

You had a cousin in portland

Who had his very own place

So we hatched a scheme for how we’d get away

We found courage in the bourbon

Like sponges we soaked in the night until we sank down

Huddled up against the bonfire

We were drunk on our youth and the band and the sound

And i held your head that night you dried your eyes out on the curb

After he crushed your heart with a single word

Juliet, you did your best

It’s freezing in columbus

Did you ever make it west?

I was quiet, you were reckless

And the boys liked you better and, in truth, i did mind

I was the thunder to your lightning

You were flame, i was embers and you scared me sometimes

Just being close to you felt like diving from the sky

You couldnt stem your bleeding and neither could i

Juliet, you did your best

It’s freezing in columbus

Did you ever make it west?

Bridge

We built our base camp on avalanche terrain

Looking back

I think the wreckage was built into the frame

Juliet, you did your best

It’s freezing in columbus

Did you ever make it west?