Mississippi (Pharmer demo)

from Chickenshit & Tablescraps by New Madrid, MO

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It's been so long since I've seen you last, and goddammit you have grown. The way you wave, and all of those curves, you could make a preacher moan. And I think you and I should just rise up, and take back what we own. I've been following you for all of my life, and now it's time I followed you home.

If I had it my way, this highway would never end, and I'd never get to where I'm supposed to be. Infinite horizons frame each passing moment, and I'd follow you into the sea. But the sun sets quicker in the lowlands, and sooner or later, you've gotta stop and take it in. Silent salutes to Mark Twain and cypress roots; we'll cast our grievances to the wind.

It's been so long since I've seen you last, and goddammit you have grown. The way you wave, and all of those curves, you could make a preacher moan. And I think you and I should just rise up, and take back what we own. I've been following you for all of my life, and now it's time I followed you home.

I walk along the levee in the footprint of civil war, and it's like I'm seeing you for the first time; a dirty little town that made the bells in Boston ring. I watch the roadsides, looking for a sign. A sign to tell just what it all means; why can't I see my reflection in the sky? Why can we never really go home, and why do we all have to die?

It's been so long since I've seen you last, and goddammit you have grown. You're swallowing up rivers, bridges, and dams. Rise me up in the foam. One more precision earthquake, flow backwards for a while. Carry me towards home. If I drown in your water, I drown in your arms, and I thank God I won't be drowning alone.

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from Chickenshit & Tablescraps, released November 20, 2010
Andrew Dietz: Vocals, guitars, bass
Nick Naioti: Beats, gang chorus
Henry Daggs: Gang chorus

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