James played at Passim last night, a wonderful show. Listening to his latest album this afternoon and really had to listen to this one in particular.

And it's always the same
A request for parole
That bastard's name
Shatters my soul
Would I like to submit
A victim's account
Three decades of pain
Would I put it all down?
-- James Keelaghan

It's just a letter
But as I unfold it my hands shake as I hold it
The grief washes over me
Try to hold back the tide
And all the feelings I dammed up inside
All the parts of me that have died
When will I get free?