Matthew Ryan - August Summer Dress lyrics

All the sickness and the forge And all that's come unwound Under the clock by the casino Outside the lost and found Where you spoke in some strange accent While I just zipped my coat For a walk down through the graveyard Of all I wish I didn't know I wish I'd never known There's no telephone ringing There's no postcards to send And it's not like before When I torched the flag of contempt Still you remind me of a girl That always felt too deep In the stagger and the flail Of blurred vision and memory Well, a promise that is wounded Is a promise nonetheless I only wanted you forever In that august summer dress All the courage and the fear Lord, they're so entwined Like the polished steel of coffins And the swollen breast of time All I'm offering is a gold band But it means so much more Like a heart to religion Or stilts to the floor It means so much more Well, a promise that is wounded Is a promise nonetheless I only wanted you forever In that august summer dress