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He Smiled So Gingerly

from The City of Gold and Lead by The Sound of The Ladies

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When he smiled, he'd smile so gingerly
Where he fell, in the unmowed grass behind his home
We go wandering at night, and are consumed by fire
Both arrogant and angry, both fragile and alone

He used to have such a wonderful beard of bees
So when he smiled, he'd smile so gingerly
And then one day they turned on him and they stung him on his chin
And they stung him on his cheeks
And they stung him in his eyes
And they stung him on his lips and tongue
And they stung him in his mouth
And so his throat closed up
And that was how he died

They took his lifeless body and made the place their own
Where he fell, in the unmowed grass behind his home
We go wandering at night and are consumed by fire
And the smoke that's rising from us is a cloud of tiny bones
Her widow's weed burn brightly, my morning suit a magnet
For every flitting firefly, each angry and alone

And if I dream I rise above our bed
Walk naked into the garden
Where he lies exposed
Open arms receiving
And the soil splits wide, his ginger smile
Pours forth a cloud of efferscence
And I walk among it, dazzled
Distracted, 'till the evening
Parts the sea with accusations cast with thunderclouds convening

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from The City of Gold and Lead, released November 23, 2012

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The Sound of The Ladies London, UK

The Sound of The Ladies are the indie-schmindie alt. folk stylings of Martin Austwick, except live where it's him plus a bunch of cool musicians. He likes Tom Waits, Elliot Smith, and some other bands and solo musicians.

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