Helen, Can You Forgive Me?

from Euphoric Ouroboric by David Wax Museum

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lyrics

For Halloween you were Annie Hall
I wanted to kiss you, but I didn’t touch you at all
I worked so hard not to fall in love
Every inch of air between us full of heat and buzz

You were my best friend so all feelings were postponed
Kept it inside, rubbed it down to the smoothest stone
Hard to remember now after all that we’ve been through
You said things are happening for me, are they happening for you?

Chorus
Helen, can you forgive me for breaking your heart?
Helen, if it weren’t impossible, could we make a fresh start?

Outside the bar that night in Red Hook
I wanted to tell you everything, turn the pages of our little book
But I didn’t have the courage to put it in words
I didn’t know what you had already heard

Your vivid heart
Scientific mind
So much love
But never at the right time

credits

from Euphoric Ouroboric, released April 16, 2021
David Wax - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals

Suz Slezak - fiddle, vocals

Alec Spiegelman - piano, electric bass, drum programming, production, mixing

Philip Mayer - drum kit

Anthony da Costa - acoustic guitar, electric guitar

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David Wax Museum Charlottesville, Virginia

Pioneering indie folk musicians David Wax and Suz Slezak are the plucky husband-wife duo behind the eclectic, exuberant “Mexo-Americana” band David Wax Museum based in Charlottesville, VA. First reaching national acclaim with a show-stopping debut at the Newport Folk Festival, the band has built a reputation around energetic, heartfelt live shows and sonically adventurous albums. ... more

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Apr 25

Arts Incarnate

Harrisonburg, VA
Apr 26

The 443 Social Club & Lounge

Syracuse, NY
Apr 27

Stubblebine Lutherie

Somerville, MA
Apr 28

The Parlor Room at Signature Sounds

Northampton, MA
May 1

Mercury Lounge

New York (NYC), NY
May 3

Birdfest

Pinewood, SC
May 3

Ting Pavilion

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Stroud Preserve

West Chester, PA
May 19

President Lincoln's Cottage

Washington, DC
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Blue Ridge Music Center

Galax, VA
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The Farmstand

Tamworth, NH
Jul 29

Cliff Island Wharf

Portland, ME
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One Longfellow Square

Portland, ME
Aug 3

Club Passim

Cambridge, MA
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The Cultural Center Cape Cod

South Yarmouth, MA
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Guyer Art Barn

Hyannis, MA
Aug 24

Rivanna River Company

Charlottesville, VA
Aug 29

Natalie's Grandview

Columbus, OH
Aug 30

Riverdog Retreat, Wakeman

Oberlin, OH
Sep 5

Icehouse

Minneapolis, MN

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