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The Games We Used To Play

from Half Poison, Half Pure by Matt Jones

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A monster. A peaking. A whiplash hook, and darker than hell.

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Confederating again
With shaggy, long toothed men.
You close your eyes and you smile
Swallowing bile,
Trading these fixes for friends
It's never hurt you before
Studying this history of whores
But every once in a while,
Your'e reduced to wildly
Scratching open old sores.

And this year is so hard.
Full of forbidden sheets, and forgotten streets
This time.
And how the tears came down
Not in quick defense, bun uncommon sense
This time.

Acting is easy for me.
No responsibility
The act of lying is veiled
No track, no trail
Truth always comes with a fee
So keep your scenes to yourself
Your flawless costumes and wealth
So interesting in act one, it tied my tongue
Provoking toasts to your health

And oh this is the show
We've been rehearsing for
Which of the hopeful hordes is next in line
And how they worked so hard
For these skittish spotlights
Cliched and contrite end lines

But you wanted to see
What you thought you should be
And when the hammer came down
You were proud and passed around
Shaving off days
In a half-minded haze
Let me in, let me in
I want to play the games
We used to play when you were mine.

But theres never time.

credits

from Half Poison, Half Pure, track released March 1, 2012
Chad Pratt- percussion
Serge Van der Voo- upright bass
Colette Alexander- cello
Misty Lyn Bergeron- vox
Matt Jones- acoustic guitar, vox

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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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