Paperbacks - Clifton Square lyrics

In the warmth of your car You arrive at an empty bar Where the decor commits Every artistic sin Where buildings rise high And carve up the evening sky Untethered from purpose Yet still guarded, as we begin I have no idea if you still drink If you do, raise a gla** here with me I've watched you ache And you've watched me hesitate We've both brimmed with words while Sitting wordless and reserved But let's not compare notes On who has hurt who the most On this anniversary Of a greater violence endured Ghosts of squatters that we built this with Weave through barricades, rubble and mist So arranged at the foot of these graves All our petty concerns drift away So let this monstrous and clotted spite Be abolished from all hearts tonight