Don't be a toy on the back of a magazine, don't
Don't be a toy, on the back of a magazine
There's a caricature no one reads
I know you've got a lot of special things to do with me I'm through
I know, it's alright, sing along

Practice everything you preach you nun
I got none today, expecting none tomorrow
And tomorrow after that release the strings of Nashville,
And watch the songs expire

And silence is danger, but its not required here, so why you scared?
I know, you got a lot of special things to do,
With me I'm through, I know, its alright
Sing a song, get you through the night


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    i love how it's muffled. i love the sound of the sea. a lovely picked guitar, and 'watch the songs expire' is a four word poem. fucking brilliant. with 'gold soundz', this is one of the greatest a/b's ever. a song to fall asleep to with a faraway smile on your face.

    a m droneson January 28, 2008   Link

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