Christmas (on Wednesday)

by Dieter Horvat

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"Christmas was crushing this year"
Folksinger Dieter Horvat spent Christmas 2019 in desolate isolation as a heatwave rolled over the state, and news of the catastrophic bushfire reverberated around the nation.
While not intended for recording, the themes of world weariness and isolation resonated as 2020 played out

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Christmas was Wednesday this year
That’s not a bad thing but I should make clear
That hey, New Year’s Day...
it’s on a Wednesday too.

I wanted to write you a song.
‘Cos my gifts are garbage
And it won't be long
I mean, My money is meagre
But I’m only eager to share
That I care.

And the ants
Crawl
Out through the holes in my kitchen
And they always find something,
No matter how barren or bare

And the only Gift I want
Doesn’t fit with this season
A new reason to care
...and I’m loosing my hair

Christmas was crushing this year
Sitting in silence alone I can hear
Through the attached apartment wall
Feverous festivity

And yet there’s no one to blame
A little denial sometimes helps one stay sane
It’s a shame,
New Year’s Day,
Won't be much better

And in spite of my ant Armageddon
They’ve come back in force now;
Oh To die in the cold here
Or the oppressive heat that’s outside
And I hear news of an inferno that rips across half this country
Terrifying in size
Blocking out the bright side

Merry Christmas

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released December 22, 2020
Written and Preformed by Dieter Horvat
Engineered and Produced by Electric Ant Studio

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Dieter Horvat Adelaide, Australia

Dieter Horvat is Folk Musician/Artist/Big Rat from Adelaide SA.

Likes:
-Bob Dylan
-Rolling Stones
-Folk Singers with tragic stories

Doesn't like
-Bar lock-out rules

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