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Half Poison, Half Pure

from Half Poison, Half Pure by Matt Jones

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The title track that sums up the theme of the record. Being caught and frozen in place. Knowing what you are capable, and learning to trust it.

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Hardened hands, shaping shameless songs
About your mangy friends
And all their long, white tongues
They die like sinking ships
Feathers clipped in flight, and you were right.
Faces smile up from pillow packed
With all their quick regret, and even quicker back-
Stories of how you gutted ghosts
Sold yourself content, and consigned.
Theres something wrong in my mind.
Confessions confirmed, now confined.

Coming to terms with lack of wit.
And mastering all the jolly bits.
When no one really gives and shit
And now your'e fucking with your life.
The color was scraped out long ago
But you don't believe in karma so
You strap yourself to futures while
You sabotage your shine.

I forget why skin burns me out
With all its endless welts imposed by
Endless doubts.
Your spine is curved by waiting rooms,
Sarcasm, doom, deep drought
And loosened ties

Theres something wrong in my mind.
Half poison, half pure
But not quite.

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from Half Poison, Half Pure, track released March 1, 2012
Chad Pratt- drums
Serge Van der Voo- upright bass
Greg Mcinstosh- electric guitar
Misty Lyn Bergeron- vox
Colette Alexander- cello
Tania Monger- violin
MJ- acoustic guitar, vox, drums, wurlitzer, electric guitar

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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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