The Break

from Bang 'Er Up and Dive, Horse! by Chords are Dead

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I admired
The insides
Of your coat
And you did mine
We found some coins
Played heroin
Then laughed out loud
As the gloom sunk in

And suddenly the night began to shift
And what was given began to take
We rigged your sheets as our sails
We pulled up our line
And headed for the break

We chased the lights
Down the back alley
Your every word
Was poetry
We met those kids
We smiled for the flash
Then made our way
Down the railroad tracks

Suddenly the night began to shift
You can’t control what you crave
You’ve gotta take me or I’ll get sick
I pulled up our line
and headed for the waves

And I know damn well I’m not beautiful
And I don’t find solace in the stars
And I know damn well I’m not what you want
And what you want is what you are

Untie my legs
Untie my wrists
I grabbed your hand
Caught my balance
But that is a thing
You must not do
Or I might fall
In love with you

-Chorus-

You grabbed me by my hair
And pulled me low down low down so low
You grabbed me by my hair
And pulled me low down so low

Then suddenly the night began to slip
And you were bitter where you weren’t before
Go on home to your husband and kids
I pulled up my line and stumbled to the shore

-Chorus-

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from Bang 'Er Up and Dive, Horse!, released December 4, 2019

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drums- various
guitars- michael
bass- no one

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