There is no dress rehearsal
Just a script that I’ve never read
A sad story that is universal
A vague idea of what
to expect
Is it curtains already
I haven’t learned my lines
Is it curtains already
I just thought that we’d have more time
A missed call with a message attached
“We need to talk when you have a chance”
I stood frozen in that Gainesville venue
Not knowing how to react
Is it curtains already?
I haven’t learned my lines
Is it curtains already?
I’ll improvise
Not surprising I put off the call
Socialized and put up
a wall
Anything to prolong
the chances
Before confirming she was really gone
I crossed SW 2nd Street
Made the call and stared at my feet
“She passed away about
an hour ago
While you were onstage living the dream”
Touché Amoré has been burrowing through angst, alienation, cancer, and death throughout four adored studio albums. After over a decade of working through darkness, the …