The Good Mule

from The Euphorians by The Euphorians

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lyrics

The crazy adventure
was less adventure, more ordeal
was less crazy than it was senseless
mundane and uneventful

I could scratch a grain of truth
from the hard scrabble of the day
it's my nature to persevere
I'm a good mule
I'm a good mule

And suddenly
I was one degree fatter
suddenly
I was one degree sadder
suddenly
I was closer to the dirt
suddenly
I was travelling beneath the earth
suddenly
I was flying in the sky
where the birds in heaven could hear my sad cries

The road to ordinary
is one paved with pavement
no medals are awarded
for getting out of bed
and nobody clapped when I flapped my tongue

And suddenly
I was silent and slobbery
a victim
of incremental robbery
suddenly
my tongue fell out on the ground
and suddenly there was no more sound

credits

from The Euphorians, released July 1, 2012
Recorded and engineered by Myke Hall
Lyrics and musical infrastructure - David P. Smith
Musical refinement and arrangement - The Euphorians

David P. Smith - vocals, piano
Rachelle Reath - violin, vocals
Megan Boddy - viola, vocals
Scott Henderson - electric guitar
Eric Gallipo - trumpet
Stefan Bozenich - bass
Marek Tyler - drums

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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