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Charming Disaster: 2. East River Ferry Waltz
Walk with me for a while Past the parking lot out where the boats glide by As the sun settles down on the Upper West Side We’ll leave solid ground behind Put our faces to the wind Tell stories and...
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Charming Disaster: 1. Murderer
"Jaunty yet absolutely creepy...menacingly charming." -New York Music Daily official music video: youtu.be/byH9r0okMbU
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Love, Crime & Other Trouble: 11. I Know You Know
The ashtray on the windowsill Fills with falling rain The morning meets my eyes again The things we never say When we're wide awake I hear them echo through the day Rattle around in my dreams why don’t...
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Love, Crime & Other Trouble: 10. Knife Thrower
The ritual’s the same Almost every night You strap me to the board And pull the blindfold tight I know you’re there So I know it’s gonna be all right As I start to spin I feel my heart ignite I weigh...
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Love, Crime & Other Trouble: 9. Deep in the High
Give me a kiss before I'm to go A lingering kiss to keep me warm Pack your things and don't tell a soul My clumsy dancer, my good luck charm I think of you when I'm up in the air Things we'll do when...
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Love, Crime & Other Trouble: 8. Osiris
Go out on the marshes Pick the pieces up They chopped him into Little bits I gathered Anoint yourself in myrrh and Walking through serrated grasses Close the gap that's come Between us Lord of love...
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Love, Crime & Other Trouble: 7. Grifters
My mama always said You can’t cheat an honest man (Can’t con a con) It’s not a lie my love if they believe you (It’s not a lie it could be true) So tell them anything dear (Just tell them what they...
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Love, Crime & Other Trouble: 6. Secretary
Secretary says you've got a meeting And the Secretary's always right You don't know what you'd do without her And you can't even remember How you met her but she runs your life She keeps the wolves...
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Love, Crime & Other Trouble: 5. Artichoke
Your prickly spines conceal a tender heart No ordinary ornament Who dares to scrape you with their teeth Will find that everything seems sweet Your scaly petals spiral round your core You always leave...
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Love, Crime & Other Trouble: 4. Wolf Song
The wolf in you speaks To the wolf in me It’s the language of beasts We speak it fluently Wolf tugs at the leash Leads me astray Leads you to me Are we a pack Or running free How big our eyes How sharp...
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Love, Crime & Other Trouble: 3. Showgirl
Mama ran the family grocery store Ran a little card game through the pantry door And every night as Papa snored She would deal to the boys He busted in the place around a quarter to two (The night...
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Love, Crime & Other Trouble: 2. Ocean City
Road trip on a summer day Need a little getaway Leave the city far behind Out of state and out of mind Cross the border cross the bridge Make a stop but make it quick Rear view mirror cloud of dust Are...
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Love, Crime & Other Trouble: 1. Ghost Story
As featured as the weather on "Welcome to Night Vale" episode #50. Chord chart for guitar & ukulele available by request to secretary@charmingdisaster.com.
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Right Words To Say
Written for the closing credits for the film "Mary and Louise." Screenplay by Amy Staats and directed by Abigail Zealey Bess. www.facebook.com/maryandlouise
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What Remains
"What Remains" was inspired in part by traditional murder ballads -- folk songs that tell haunting stories about true crimes of the past. Flannery O'Connor's short story "The River" also provided some...
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