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Off Your Tiltawhirl

by Ben Roque

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From the upcoming full-length, THE OLD HUSH

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I split my lip on a broken trombone
I keep the devil in a bottle back home
board up the door to the place in the past
a broken mirror makes a mighty good mask
you're wearing off like a cheap perfume
I'll stuff a scarecrow with a tale or two

Losing poker with the cards you choose
walking off in a dead fellow's shoes
spilling rain from an old top hat
it's only Memphis that I left on the track
so long, I'm gonna waltz in the dark
with Pleiades' eyes and moonlight in a jar

Cuttin' up in a circus truck
I'm only here to bluff
stepping off of your tiltawhirl
with a broken rope of pearls
sleepwalk across another stage
that candle's brief today
and paint eyes on a witness
and I will tell you anything

Drop a hammer baby strike me a chord
you're dropping dead across an old checkerboard
she broke a nail on a Colt .45
putting holes in a nickel and dime
laughing at the dice I threw
is how I'll leave you inside this room

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released November 6, 2019
Written, played and recorded by Ben Roque
mastered by LANDR
Bell Drive Press
2019

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Ben Roque Burlington, Vermont

Noir/Lo-fi influenced musician, author (The Midnight Cabaret, Calliope Steam, Living Paint), and collage artist.

Booking/All inquiries: ben.belldrive@gmail.com

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