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I still always play this song, probably the only one I still play. Its about being infatuated with a barista who worked in a café down the road from my old job. I used to go and buy coffee beans for the office there and just hang around chatting because I had a big old crush. I don't drink coffee, sometimes I would just to hang out.

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It was November when I first saw you,
Standing in the queue for the bathroom.
You didn't even notice me, but I thought I knew you
Always thought I knew you
Never really did.
You were so vague back then, thought that I should try to pretend
Not to be absorbed by you.

Where are you now, love?
Do you still sing?
'Cause I used to buy coffee just to watch you
Working the machines, hymns beneath the steam.
Are you happy to be gone?

It was December when we first spoke,
Blind drunk and dumb, beer down my throat.
February, got high before a show,
Forgot my lines, tried to take you home.
You were so sweet back then, thought that I should try to pretend I could be sweet too.
Was I sweet to you?

Where are you now, love?
Do you still sing?
'Cause I used to buy coffee just to watch you
Working the machines, hymns beneath the steam.
Are you happy to be gone?

Gone, is that what you want? Is that what you want?

She just wants to be alone
I would freeze to keep her warm
She just wants to be alone
I would freeze to keep her warm
Warm
But she is looking for no one
Always home, because she is her own.

Working the machines,
Hymns beneath the steam
Are you happy?

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from Hollowed Out Sea, released March 16, 2020

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Ailbhe Reddy London, UK

An artist who finds strength in sensitivity and embraces the full power of a moment, Ailbhe Reddy has a talent for crafting intensely moving alt-folk tunes.
Her debut album, 'Personal History' is out now.

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