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Down to the River

from Locomotion by The Jack of Spades

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Down to the river's never far away
so it's either that, or I'm headed up the mountain
there's good work here, guess I'm inclined to stay
I never get my fill from that ever flowing fountain
back in the the forest in the backwoods in the hills
where my solace goes unheard save for the suffering snickering creeks
back towards the forest, back towards the woods
to find some peace amongst the whispering trees, the laughing brooks

So I roll down my sleeves and put my hands in my pockets
for this cold city breeze will turn the beggars into prophets
they act like fools in the streets, trading a laugh for a dollar
but these cold concrete walls they make me feel a bit smaller


Down to the river's never far away
we've got this place where the bums and hoppers party
y'know, this damn city's just a giant ashtray, why should I give a fuck
about a cigarette butt on the asphalt that trashes this place
back in the forest in the hills amongst the trees
oh theres a carpet of moss and dead leaves
you know it swallows the worms they gobble up
anything that falls down

I hide my face in my skank I hide my ears in my collar
before this cold city breeze it blows away my last dollar
while at dream piercing heights the vampire litches they sit
spinning time into shares to sell our souls into profit

down to the rivers never far away, but that mountain ain't no climb

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from Locomotion, released November 29, 2015

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The Jack of Spades Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Hail! And well met traveler! Welcome to the encampment of my band of merry maniacs and boisterous bohemians. IA! IO! Introductions are in order, and it is my most humble honour to introduce you to myself; The Mad Page of the Mental Plane, Le Valet D'Épée, The Jack of Spades. ... more

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