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From the sunny skies of Brooklyn, New York,
you and I drove into structured suburbia.
Drove to avoid the stench of the city,
and leave our problems behind for the summer;
but you found yourself in the morgue again,
staring into the time machines there.
I found myself in the strip mall again,
with the addict's delusions of the Wiccans in the parking lot;
we checked ourselves into the hospital again,
which welcomed us with open arms.
You watched us like ants under a microscope,
your corpse somewhere distant and betrayed.

Visited me in that hospital again,
with a young woman, a friend of yours.
Saw by the twitch in her eye where she was from;
somewhere deep in the hidden depths of America.
Dark, painful fragment from the past.
That day, she stood bright and beaming, with a sharp, lightbulb smile;
the other night's nightmare she decided she was ready
for dreams of death.

Got back from that hospital again,
was thrown out with open arms.
Found someone I could be stupid about again,
with smooth, dark hair resting on my chest;
troubling, violent fantasies,
boring parties,
and dreams of death.
We all had supper again,
and you drank a tall glass of the reddest blood,
and you almost found out where it came from.
We thought you knew!
Came from down the road.
Came from somewhere distant and betrayed, and it
came from somewhere far behind.

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from Year of the Swimming Dogs, released October 1, 2015

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Cannonball Statman New York, New York

Known for his soulful lyrics and guitar style described by Bob’s Aural Delights as “the edge of madness”, and a tenderness and playful melancholy that can be called “romantic punk”.

"Statman has made a name for himself in the music scene, sharing stages with Jeffrey Lewis, Days N' Daze, and Sunflower Bean, as well as touring across America, Europe, and Asia." (amNewYork)
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