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The quiet kid. An idealized version of US Grant during the Vicksburg Campaign. This song has kicked around for a long long time.

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Untouched for now
But you'll catch it, whole regions bleeding out
High on Champion Hill
Where mothers go prone and daughters spill
Out hearts blood for sons, mooneyed and drilled
They know that time will kill you too
There might be braver men
But theres no heroic tales of them
In slander and slur I'll bury friends
Meet me tonight on highest crest of Champion Hill
If you want me then by god you'll get your fill
I know that time tries
I'll take it arms wide
You'll see that time tries to kill you too
Im already old with you here

credits

from The Deep Enders, released October 3, 2014
Matt Jones: vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, noise
Misty Lyn: vocals

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Matt Jones Ypsilanti, Michigan

Well. The bio keeps changing, really. What is permanent is this: MJ was raised by a combination of circus music and doo-wop, with a healthy dose of ragtime thrown in. His music has been known to suffer from colitis. The Reconstruction is his own assemblage, and sometimes, disassemblage. The core: Colette Alexander: cello, and Misty Lyn: vox. ... more

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