Christmas Eve
A silver blanket spreads into the night
Distant sounds of bells and laughter
Plastic joy and light
Past floor plan variations
More or less the same
I walk Maurice
And a full green bag of shame
Giant inflatable Santa Clauses
Smile and wave
As we head back through the snow
Through the dark and down the lane
Where me and Maurice
We're digging a hole
The yard's on a freeway
We don't know where it goes
Santa Monica, maybe
Or all the way to the North Pole
Wherever the sun is rising
Blurry and bizarre
Last night's air pump Santas are all face up in the yards
Frozen and deflated
Hungover and sad
Do they remember Christmas past
And all the fun we had?
You think that life is always gonna be one way
And in a minute it turns on a dime
Now it's just me and Maurice
We're gonna be fine
'Cause me and Maurice
We're digging a hole
The yard's on a freeway
We don't know where it goes
Santa Monica, maybe
Or all the way to the North Pole
A happy band of carolers
Ring the doorbell twice
And then they turn and disappear
Into the silent night
Where me and Maurice
We're digging a hole
The yard's on a freeway
We don't know where it goes
Will anyone wonder?
Will anyone know?
The lyrics ME AND MAURICE of BEN FOLDS is also present in the album Sleigher (2024)
Ben Folds è un musicista statunitense nato a Winston-Salem, North Carolina, nel 1970. Pianista virtuosico e compositore di talento, ha raggiunto fama internazionale come frontman del gruppo Ben Folds Five negli anni '90. Dopo lo scioglimento della band, ha intrapreso una carriera solista di successo, pubblicando album apprezzati dalla critica come "Rockin' the Suburbs" (2005) e "Way to Normal" (2008). Folds è noto per il suo stile musicale che fonde elementi di pop, rock alternativo e classica, caratterizzato da melodie orecchiabili, testi introspettivi e arrangiamenti innovativi. Tra i suoi brani più famosi figurano "Brick", "The Luckiest" e "One Angry Dwarf and 2000 Mice". Oltre alla sua carriera musicale, Folds è anche un apprezzato compositore per il cinema e la televisione.
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