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Mangling Mouths, Murdering Rhymes

from Half Poison, Half Pure by Matt Jones

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The bastard child of the recording sessions. It was an orphan, and then it grew on us.

lyrics

Circumstances permit our words
To carry weight, to go unheard
Blood and bone and bullshit have pull
For these you starve
But I'm so full
And all this banging 'round the grade school grounds
Has left you stunted, stoned, unsound.

But hey- at least you have
Your social salve
Your'e awfully dirty now
And blissfully dependent.
The whole town turned out
To see you cry
Your childhood is gone
And now you wish you could extend it
Unhappy babe.

I've been spending time
Mangling mouths, and murdering rhymes
Of yours and mine.
But hope resembles guilt
And thats how I'm built
A bigger man on bigger stilts

And hey- it's your choice to play
With this gaming gal
Too big on stunts, not much to say.

Whats the hurry now?
Your ego is dead.
That woman fanged it out
And put it in her pocket.
She tells you when to sob
And when to whine.
It's easier to row this boat instead of rock it.
Unhappy babe.

We wrapped you up and sent you home.
And I won't come back till I'm grown.
And when I do then you'll be dead.
I'll kill your heart and then your head.

credits

from Half Poison, Half Pure, track released March 1, 2012
Chad Pratt- drums
Serge Van der Voo- electric bass
Greg Mcintosh- electric guitar, wurlitzer, omni-chord, vox.
Misty Lyn Bergeron- vox
Colette Alexander- cello, vox
MJ- electric guitar, vox, piano, percussion, synthesizer

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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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