How Do You Know

 

You said you'd hate to see me drown in the river

I've got news for you sister

I don't want to either

You said the size of the buildings will dwarf me

And the shadows with cloak me

And the fumes will choke me

You said I never even tried one time

How do you know?

How do you know I never?

Maybe the sights will make me star-struck

Maybe you're right:

I'll come unstuck

And run out of luck

But maybe I'll use the shadows to shade me

Use the river to float me

And be the blood that runs through me

You said I never even tried one time

How do you know?

How do you know I never? 

 Gaoler's Daughter - How Do You Know

I found this old box covered with dust, ran my hand over it, feeling a bitter-sweet sensation melted with all-consuming sense of sadness and nostalgia steal over me, spreading from my fingertips. And I just wanted to pass it by, because all these feelings and images are still so real, but at the last moment I nevertheless decided to look into it, not even imagining that I was opening Pandora's box with devilishly seductive and angelically charming music that took me into its radiant depths, swirling me in its sparkling whirlpool, woven from memories of youth, the spirit of freedom, tart sweetness and charming audacity, giving the dizzying feeling that everything is possible and life is fiilled with so many hauntingly beautiful stories to discover.
And yes, yes, yes: this album is one of the best things I've ever heard and one of the sweetest things I've ever tasted.