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A Ghost of a Chance

from Self​-​Portrait by Matte Martin

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The snow falls down in silent tears,
Much gentler than the bitter ones that I shed.
And soon the snow embraces me,
As I dreamed your arms holding me,
Gently webbed—
That dream has fled:

For your eyes eye me and depart;
For your heart beats to other hearts;
For other loves surround you close;
Four walls contain my throes.

If you’d surrender just one kiss;
If the odds were small but did exist;
If I could see, if I might stand
A ghost of a chance.

The road is pale and traced with ice,
Concealing lurking potholes beneath its guise.
The way is hard and freezing still,
I’d risk it all if there were any hope in sight—
A star at night.

The stars are out there ooh ooh.
Somewhere.

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from Self​-​Portrait, released March 9, 2023

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Matte Martin San Francisco, California

Art Rock singer-songwriter and bassist of The Zap Guns.

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