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Past the blast and the roar of the tungsten
Slumps an army of interested men
And the bright little flashes you see
Are all making aspirational allowances, like me

The glare has been dimmed
(Through hostile eyelids)
But you'll never change
(I saw a small hand)
So protect yourself and breathe, breathe
(Clenching unconciously)
Chin up, chin up
(Arms outstretched)
Shoulders relaxed
(To echo a jawline)
You got dressed up
(Right leg tensed, slightly bent at the knee)
Retrospectively

I don't know
(I have angles)
Where this will end
(I have devices)
But talking won't make this better, my friend
(My chest rises and falls)
And if you really think
(But sometimes in my)
This world is so good
(Secret heart, I)
Why don't you marry the world
(Wonder if I'm human at all)

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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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