Name: You and Raymond
Duration: P00H02M48S
Description: Inspired by a waitress in a cafe in one of the villages on the west coast of Scotland, a woman with a man's name prominently inked on her forearm. I remember thinking - I hope that relationship has lasted.

You and Raymond

from The Book of Absolution (2022) by Anthony Toner

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Inspired by a waitress in a cafe in one of the villages on the west coast of Scotland, a woman with a man's name prominently inked on her forearm. I remember thinking - I hope that relationship has lasted.

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You and Raymond

The waitress in this café has an old tattoo:
24-point letters in a blue jean blue.
It says ‘Raymond’.

Not the best piece of skin art in the whole wide world -
but it must have once been fancy, with the ‘R’ all curled.
‘R’ for ‘Raymond’.

(I hope you love him,
and he still loves you, too.
When he opens his eyes in the morning,
the first thing he thinks about is you)

It’s such a livid declaration, it’s a heart on a sleeve.
It’s ink and skin and blood, it’s a thing you can believe:
You and Raymond.

(I hope he loves you,
and you still love him, too.
When he opens his eyes in the morning,
the first thing he thinks about is you.)

It makes me wonder how that love life feels:
me, with my empty arms and my worn-down heels.
You and Raymond.

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from The Book of Absolution (2022), released November 14, 2022
Anthony Toner: Vocals, Guitar and Lap Steel

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Anthony Toner Belfast, UK

An independent singer songwriter and guitarist, based in Belfast.

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