From the recording Shadow Puppets And My Little Baboon
Leaving November Behind - The poem Auguries of Innocence by William Blake has always been one of my favorite pieces. The thought of seeing a world in a grain of sand has always fascinated me. So I decided to write a song that somehow related in some way to the poem by Blake. The line, “staring at the worlds on the ground” is a direct reference to the sand from the poem. And the line, “pick one up to take us, to a place where nothing is found” is a reference from Buddhism of not needing material things. I love writing lines that leave interpretation wide open. So many of my heroes have written songs that are so relatable because they chose not to give their audience “the answer.”
Lyrics
LEAVING NOVEMBER BEHIND BY: Howie Askay
Looking at you to show us
Staring at the worlds on the ground
Pick one up to take us
To a place where nothing is found
It’s a simple mistake
To take for granted all I can make
Hold you close and hold you near
Until the end I will be standing here
Chorus:
On and on I can make
A promise that I just won’t break
Hold you close and hold you near
Until the end I will be standing here
Forever I’ll be holding on
To the memories of days gone long
I’m proud to say your here with me
There is no life I’d rather be
Chorus:
Little bit of life that caries on
Can take us farther into where we belong
What amazement that I see
It’s just a simple taste of how life can be
Chorus: