Scarlett McQueen

from Finding North by Eli Pafumi

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Scarlett McQueen
Eli Pafumi

Scarlett wore sneakers she got at the penny mart
Had scuffed up knees and a broken heart
Searching for someone to light her flame
Cuz' her busted heart was out of butane

CHORUS
She makes me sad in the most beautiful ways
It's like rolling tides when she calls my name
She speaks scattered words, not knowing what they mean
Still I can't help but love my Scarlett McQueen

Her rusted smile deceives the eye
When she says she's okay I know it’s a lie
Her feet are a compass but she can't seem to find north
She's lost all her weapons; doesn't know she's in the war

CHORUS

You've disappeared for far too long
Now I want to be the one to prove the world wrong
Oh Scarlett McQueen, you're a beautiful mystery
It's what's behind the bones you should let everyone see

She makes me laugh in the most beautiful ways
I come up for air when she calls my name
Her mended words write a poem that sounds so sweet
Oh how I love my Scarlett McQueen

credits

from Finding North, released February 9, 2016
"Scarlett McQueen" written and arranged by Eli Pafumi

Produced by Matthew Nielson
Engineered by Adam Johnson
soundlabstudios.com

Recorded at Sound Temple Studios, Asheville NC

Guitar & Vocals: Eli Pafumi
Percussion: James Patrick Allen
Bass: Eliot Wadopian
Additional Instrumentation: Matthew Nielson

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