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Bells of the Millennium

from Reston by Julian Wild

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When the bells of the millennium rang
The money god spoke and the money god sang
I stood to my father's shoulder
Watching fireworks in the middle of a crowd
Watching fireworks in the middle of town

My mother was in San Anton'
Gone to help her mother die at home
She flew there on the money god's plane
We could hardly afford the pain

We mailed her a picture of me
Smiling and a-waving by the Christmas tree
I don't know that it was helpful
But it helped, if you know what I mean

There are some things that I can't reach through all the time
Times were tall
And the world was bought and sold
And the money god rolled
When the bells of the millennium tolled

Pretty soon it all went dark
And the family flaked and fell apart
I sat up listening to my parents
Fighting, standing on the stones of our driveway
I could hear every angry word that they would say
Until my father packed his bags and moved away

September was my freshman year
That was when I learned to disappear
I convinced all of my demons
It was easier for everyone that way

And the money god cried when the towers fell
Sent his sons with guns to the oil well
And I listened to my walkman
As many hours as I could each day
Until the family had run dry of double-A's

There are some things that I can't reach through all the time
Times were tall
And the world was bought and sold
And the money god rolled
When the bells of the millennium tolled

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from Reston, released January 1, 2024

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Julian Wild is a singer/songwriter from New Mexico, residing in New York City. He spends his days making music, theater and poetry with the people that he loves.

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