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Ballad of a Prawn
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I've got blood stains on my shoulder
From a quick, hard blow to the ear
A firmly clasped shard of glass
Has found a new home in there
And I think it should be quite clear
There are things I was not meant to hear.

I've got scars up and down my forearm
Beneath them lie long shafts of steel
For I ventured too close as they pointed the hose
Doc said it's the worst break in years
Though the water's the worst of my fears
'Twas the gravity brought me to tears

Now my sockets are sore, relieved of their orbs
I've been blessed by not seeing their fate
Though I cannot recall what's become of them all
For I opened the lids up too late
I just figured some shut-eye'd be great
Who'd foresee this unfortunate state


So tonight I will rest in my hospital dorm
Dreaming someday I'll take my revenge
On these colorful ghosts clad in corsets and hose
Painted faces and dangly fringe
I'll just lay here and plot my defense
If my fortune and flesh ever mend
If they don't, then I guess I'll pretend
I'm not certain if phantoms have friends.

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from Birds in the Night, released April 22, 2016

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