Mourning Afternoon artwork

Mourning Afternoon

COLLIDEOSCOPE · Released 11 April 2022

Lyrics

Suddenly the dawn is born, I’m doomed to face another day. All last night’s best intentions lost themselves along the way. The infant sounds of morning and unforgiving light have taken their revenge on the unsuspecting night…

…Oh no, here I go again, the same way since I don’t know when. Another day, I feel this way… …Sunglasses on the breakfast tray. Another mourning afternoon (it feels just like yesterday). Mourning afternoon

So forlorn, the flag of morning hangs worn and torn, at half mast. All around this battleground, a spell’s been cast. The cigarette butt end of night, on death bed ashtray is given its last rites by the light of day…

…Oh no, here I go again, the same way since I don’t know when. Another day, I feel this way… …Sunglasses on the breakfast tray. Another mourning afternoon (it feels just like yesterday). Mourning afternoon

About the song

This one’s about waking up in the early afternoon after a late night and the lament that it’s become a recurring pattern of behaviour - a song of mourning for the life of the night before.

Words & Music by Michael Larkings

Players

Michael Larkings Main vocals, backing vocals, guitars, bass, piano

Michael Carpenter Drums, keyboards

Recorded

Love Hz Studios, Leichhardt, NSW Australia, 1st December 2021

Engineered by Michael Carpenter

Produced by Michael Carpenter

© Michael Larkings