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8th June '17 (Even If I Stole From You)

by Dan Whitley & The Passerines

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This house is full of insects Let's go all the way to Warsaw This house is full of insects Let's go all the way Fill me up tight Crawl around my small intestine You're a hazy-minded drifter You're a girl with a single red balloon It's been too long since you slept The bags on your eyes could hold a house fire What are you here for? What are you alive for? Fill me up Crawl around Your mind is in the sky Your mouth is in the gutter Your eyes make silent speeches For the joy of the working girl Fill me up Tear me down
2.
Every time you open your mouth Brings me closer to victory Whispering your lies I think you should carry on You're a talker, little girl Can't talk your way out of this one You're a talker, little girl You never talked yourself in No, not you Only talk to yourself anymore No, not you Why won't you talk to anyone who won't listen You've got your little headroom Surround yourself with people like you Roll out your slow-moving coup You're a disgraced little public school boy No, not you You're a talker, little girl No, not you Why don't you stand and fight? No, not you
3.
I heard climactic grace Clustering flowers Decaffeinated purgatory Purged conservatory I heard the necrosis epidemic Beetles under the epidermis Fingernails and gumshoes What's your name? I heard it in connection The lock is the murder weapon You're killing me There's a pretty little mound Where the fire starts on your stomach Need to follow the smoke signals We'd swim the sinking sand Wait until the spring Get thrown to the tapeworms Only you can eat me Leap under your checkers Your shoulders are too small to hold the weight of the world There's a gap you'd be trapped in sweetly Bite down harder
4.
The greatest comedy on the screen Just give us more Here it comes To be the one who makes the deal Is it all so easy? An army of corporate enforcers We'll give you something better Than a gun to your lower spine Not any reason to protest If you're spineless at the outset I read I am the knower of the lion Say goodbye to what made you famous Rehome the children, hide the Lamas Tall brown bottle, side effects include Tendency to see what is not quite there Allah and Jehovah are drunk in the angel's bedroom They get along fine, just don't ask how their days went Smoke clings to the ceiling and scares the mayflies Facts have never been facts here, don't be a hypocrite when you peel the tangerine
5.
Expect the unexpected Opportunities for advancement Use your initiative, don't crack under pressure Turn on a dime, show your diversity Speak our language, make sure you can count Practise good posture Be flexible, ductile, supple, lissom Negotiate for commercial impact Please could you repeat that? Wear you best, accentuate the stains Connect with the potwasher's union Constantly smile at the receptionist Make small talk about all your dead relatives Just make sure you don't interrupt
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Goodbye, my friend I heard you go this morning You're never coming back But with a smile on your face Head towards the sunset Confront your early grave Should have made you king We have your sympathy You have ours Even if I stole from you
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So this is how stability looks It's more exciting than I thought Do you normally need those mines? Tied around your ankles Will they keep you upright? Will they keep you afloat? Do you like how the ropes feel? The feel of certainty Small black tube Furry black cloth Socks on the table Loose little rabbit Tear it down and tear it open there's a chain around your neck and tear it down to feel the softest joy upon your feather bed Tear it down and tear it open there's a chain around your neck and tear it down to feel the softest joy upon your feather bed Have some faith tell us what to think Grow that little beard out Paint your face and hide your tears Roll the tongue down Run the sandpaper across your knuckles Touch it to your cheeks Make your statement of intent A kitten in the sauna You will not take what you came for You cannot rob me of my rights Silken fingers spreading rumours Weave your tapestry of intrigue Take the velvet and the leather off your seat Take the velvet and the leather off your seat Take the velvet and the leather off your seat Take the velvet and the leather off your seat Take the velvet and the leather off your seat Take the velvet and the leather off your seat The sun came up this morning Our enemies fall upon their swords I'll drive a stake right through your chest Twist it until you squeal Jam sandwiches Strawberry tart Cough syrup for children Where on earth to start? You smell like a cat that's been in the rain Wash yourself with your lips Take readings from the book of the dead Find your bearings Salute the ghosts of christmas past Bow to the rising tide Put a ribbon in your hair Something to hold on to Tear it down and tear it open there's a chain around your neck and tear it down to feel the softest joy upon your feather bed So what are you going to do today? So what are you going to do today? Make your last decision Take off your armour Light the end of the string See the child on the swing A creature wriggles in your stomach Out comes the moon

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Recorded over seven days in a small dark room with some arthropods.

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released June 10, 2017

All music written, performed, recorded, and produced by Dan Whitley, except where otherwise specified.
All lyrics by Dan Whitley.
Cover art: "1st June '17" by Dan Whitley

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