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Courts Were on the Roof

by Mike Downey Tape

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1.
The Iodine 02:00
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I've no idea where I came from Who knows who lived here before Iodine, indian ink across my arms like I can't think Colors of the flag, they drip on through And the moss on the drive is older than you Trust a lucky charm
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Words and Feels 01:11
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I wonder how I'll explain this when I write my book Kick the can, babe I'm your man and I'm ready to roll We shared a smoke I like how you choke on your words and feels It's our first mistake today, not our last one
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Monument to the Boards 01:51
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I wonder where the fireworks sleep Soundtank, new blaze I think I'll shoot the cap gun smoke Old ways, new think Deconstruct the monument to the boards Tried to make the soundbank talk But all junk and no luck So I piled up some Stockholm Kids And faced them forwards And they put me on the bus out over the bridge
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Lay of the Valley 01:23
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The facepaint's on Diamond shines The lay of the valley An excuse to get out of line Face to face, by the way Zone me in I had to keep it low so I could go out high The maids in honor The open bar The sound of a broken father I had to come in low so I could go out high
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Stack the Column 01:45
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How does it feel to leave your zone when you're prone to a relay? Coast to coast Our heads full of stone That's the vibe I'm receiving Don't hide your love, girl Bouncing around If I'm looking back from the track I got a head start Phone to phone and dial tones Is this the way we're living? Just don't hide away, girl Oh relay Stack the column Scratch the surface if the left lane becomes meaningless
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Royal Tired 01:42
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I've been jerked off by the trash queens And your California bee stings True traffic crowd More drinks all around Time to feel you out We were born for replacing Just not enough of the good things I love it when the fire goes out
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I Guess it Never Crossed My Mind 01:27
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That's an illusion if I'm drawing conclusions A fatal attraction You jumped into action By the way I can't rewind the time I'm behind enemy lines I guess it never crossed my mind That's a decision It looks like they screwed ya A little persuasion to sweeten the equation
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It's a Trap! 01:58
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Cigarettes are time warp stamps They break and pulse the air Old bars on maps checked But they're not there I thought about those those back end traps And the smell of your hair I'm gonna need a couple years A few odd years I can taste your blood It tastes like home But the maps don't reach back that far
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Zoner 01:40
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Set the course for the 7th zone Will my machines react to code? Are these bad ideas? I don't want to know There's a hole inside my head I said I'll walk beyond the shadow of a doubt Snake the smokes and weed you out The radiation tends to hurt Roll back the words I said There's a chance that this might end
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Ice Trick 01:23
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Pull back the curtain Turned up the sneaks of the thief The corners of your mouth Mirrored angles, spiral stairs and invisible ink Past the gazebo Jingle my keys in the freeze A snowmobile ride Ice tricks with eskimos I learned a new word for snow Just don't let me go I know I'm emotionally absent I'm trying not to fuck this up
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Matched Orbits 01:51
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These are the happenstance, random days And it's a trash can if I say Hold the shutters or the storm's gonna blow them away For a change Grab your things and hold the frame I tried to patch the holes or make them round Leave the meter on the desk, we'll need that sound These are the trophy, blast off days And it's a gold star if I say Fold the house up or the world's gonna blow us away Grab your shit and hold the frame
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Bruise 01:06
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Hold the firebird on his head Set a course for you know when It's on Nevada The pipes might freeze There's a house show We'll need the keys Hold the fort Count my friends on couches, in beds And we may not make the news but we left a single bruise
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Bloody Knuckles Champion 01:25
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I got a head trip I kind of like it But I've got no reasons to support it I'm on the right path of getting hung up On old times, bad timing I've got nothing going just bloody knuckles champion How about the old me? How about the new me? How about the me that still gets happy? It's been a long time since I remembered broken trees and dirt path Decembers
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Into Frame 01:30
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Cats in the yard Hockey on the screen Drums in the basement So you see what I mean Claw at a screen You're still dying to get into frame Tracks past the door House for a hotel Bells ringing around us but I can't hear Dream up a scheme
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In the Stacks 02:29
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Drag the river for clues of what went bad That's a thing we've never done Tie the straps to the pallet and ship it back A dream I never had And this will not mess you up But it just might set us back Press the gates Tighten the grip because I'm back That's a memory to have Trap the insects and display them in the stacks We never got that far

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Written and recorded by Mike Downey November 2016 - January 2017 to 4-track cassette.

"Bloody Knuckles Champion" was written in 1998 and re-recorded for this release.

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released February 2, 2017

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Audio Graves Motala, Sweden

Audio Graves is an archive of Mike Downey's solo and side projects spanning from the mid-'90s through 2018.

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