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New Blues #2 - Funeral Blues

from New Blues by David P. Smith

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lyrics

I emote
with icons
stumbling down the passage of time
with two thin dimes on my feet
silver dollars in my sockets
draped in a cool white sheet

I could see the storm a-rising as I rolled on 'round the bend
I was thinking about the funerals I've been planning to attend
in my cum-stained pants
my curly hair shirt
in my wagon of woe dragging a world of hurt
with a sack of blood, a bottle of dirt
Lightning struck the cruise ship
it shattered like a pomegranate
and I clung to two hearts that keep me anchored on this planet

Chorus

Sightless speechless a maggot wriggles in the muck
contemplates the vagaries of old Lady Luck
Is a bum hand better than no hand at all
is it best to grovel in shit or to rise up and risk the fall
Sun pierced through the clouds
a heavenly sword of wrath
and I said to the maggot
Yo maggot do the math

Chorus

I could see the storm a-rising as I rolled on 'round the bend
and I was thinking about my funeral and who might attend
The haters, the lovers, my sisters, and brothers
Stars rained from the sky tiny daggers in the night
and I said to myself he Davey boy
it's fight or flight

Chorus

credits

from New Blues, released September 23, 2016
David P. Smith - accordion, vocals
Marek Tyler - drums
Dan Weisenburger - guitar
Hank Pine - cello, vocals

Recorded, engineered, mastered by Myke Hall @ MFH Studios in Victoria, BC, Canada

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David P. Smith Victoria, British Columbia

David P. Smith is a songwriter accordionist and multidisciplinary artist who in the past 18 years has released six full length recordings, numerous ep’s, and led a variety of musical projects that have consistently defied convenient genre classifications. ... more

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