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Where I grew up Melanope was the name of one of more than twenty old boats scuttled to from a breakwater. I spent hours around Melanope and the other old wrecks like the Salvage King, K324 (HMCS Prince Rupert) and others and felt a closeness to them.

Years later I realized how much they had changed. Growing up I could see Melanope from my bedroom window and I used its name here to tell the story of my first love that played out around the breakwater to reflect back upon it, the inevitable heartbreak and the changes in our lives.

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I saw you standing there
The same spot we used to sit.
Your rust brown hair
Long as the years between us.
I couldn't catch your eye
I couldn't go back
Time and tide redrew the map

That tree we cut our names in
That pier we'd walk at night.
In the susurus of waves
We found our courage
And the comfort
That everything will be alright.
In the end they whispered it away.

The only hope we had
Was to tear ourselves apart
You'll forever be a part of me.
Melanope.

I saw you on the front page
Your face a wreck
I wished someone was there for you.
Everything we never had to say
Came back to me.
I hope some part of me
Still shines inside of you.

The only hope we had
Was to tear ourselves apart
You'll forever be a part of me.

That tree we cut our names in
That pier we'd walk at night
And the susurus of waves
Still gives me comfort
Melanope.
Everything will be alright.
Everything will be alright.

The only hope we had
Was to tear ourselves apart
But You'll forever be a part of me.
Melanope.
Melanope.
Melanope.

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from Courage Before Comfort, released January 7, 2017

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George Harris Prince George, British Columbia

George writes simple yet evocative songs. They deal with aspects of our shared humanity and chew those fleeting moments that add wonder and substance to our life.

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