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lyrics

I was there when Jesus died,
a convoluted suicide.

He told me,
“No one likes a martyr.”

I was there when Hitler cried.
Six million tears fell from his eyes.

He could not
purify that water.

It sure seems like
that salt was in its nature.

I guess no one
can look through a perfect mirror.

Do you know where I might go
for answers?

My mama said,

“This Earth and its
blind fruits are ballet dancers.”
And so it goes:

Round and round
and round and round
and round.

Just like that, it goes

round and round and round
and round and round.

I was there when Moses sighed.
That gust of wind, it kissed the tides

and that Red Sea
just split like some ancient atom.

I was there when Manson tried
to cover up his ugly side.

He dug a
grave inside Manhattan

The depths of
which no one can fully fathom.

I hear his casket
is lined in Venetian satin.

Do you know where I might go
for answers?

My mama said,

“This Earth and its
blind fruits are ballet dancers.”

And so it goes:

Round and round
and round and round
and round.

Like mama said, it goes

round and round and round
and round and round.

I was there when Heidegger
blew open the aperture.

I watched his
mouth turn into sunlight.

I was there when I was there.
How much more could one man bare?

I witnessed
the last great eagle take flight.

Her feathers
fell like stars across a black night.

This somehow
curbed my holy appetite.

Do you know where I might go
for answers?

My mamma said,

“This Earth and its blind fruits
are ballet dancers,”

And so it goes:

Round and round
and round and round
and round.

Just like that, it goes

round and round and round
and round and round.

Like mamma said, it goes

round and round and round
and round and round.

It’s birth and death, they go

round and round and round
and round and round.

credits

from Where The Music Goes To Die, released December 2, 2014
Matthew Squires - Guitar, Vocals
Marcus Rubio - Banjo
Emily Allen - Keys
Gianni Sarmiento - Bass, harmonies
Philip Woodbury- Drums
James Lavery - Guitar
Hanna Campbell - Background vocals

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Matthew Squires Austin, Texas

I think, all things considered, the songs I write are much more listenable than the songs I don't write.

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