canal street by sombr

Artist: sombr

Genre: Pop

Length: 5:02

“Canal Street”, track 5 on his debut album: ‘I Barely Know Her’, one of Sombr’s most gut-wrenching heartbreak tracks, drenched in nostalgia and longing. Over soft, melancholic melodies, Sombr retraces the streets of a city haunted by memories of a past relationship. Canal Street becomes a symbolic backdrop; where every detail, from holiday lights to strangers in low-rise jeans, only highlights the absence of the one person he can’t move on from. The song captures the push-and-pull of moving...

canal street lyrics

As I walk down Canal Street, I see the girls with the low-rise jeans
But they do nothing to me
'Cause these are the streets where we used to be
As I walk down Canal Street, I see the girls that could cover the magazines
But they're just not my scene
'Cause these were the streets where we used to be
Do you still smoke on the patio?
Is your brother still in the hospital?
Do you hear me crying out for you on the radio?
I've got everything I thought I'd need now
But I'm still smoking cigarettes on my couch
And it kills my mom, but it brings me back to you
And I try to go on dates
But none of them are you
None of them are you
And I look for girls with your traits
But none of them are you
None of them are you
Now I'm back in the city
And the lights are looking pretty for the holidays
But all it does is bring me back to your face
This time last year, I was putting a tree up in your place
Do you still smoke on the patio?
Is your brother still in the hospital?
Do you hear me crying out for you on the radio?
I've got everything I thought I'd need now
But I'm still smoking cigarettes on my couch
And it kills my mom, but it brings me back to you
And I try to go on dates
But none of them are you
None of them are you
And I look for girls with your traits
But none of them are you
None of them are you
Was I what you wanted, even for a little while?
Even for a while
And I try to go on dates
But none of them are you
None of them are you
And I look for girls with your traits
But none of them are you
None of them are you

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