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What we did with our lives

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What we did with our lives
When every meal was a banquet
I was woken by the sound of the ladies
Riding into town, trying to be mysterious
I'm trying to be mysterious but we both know
I'll spend all day in the heat
Rifle in lap
Waiting for baby mouses to poke their heads out in the sun
'Till they return with the loot
This is what we called fun when every meal was a banquet

What we did with our lives
When each mistake was a given
I was woken by the sound of the ladies
Rousing around me
Fracture lines forming but hidden
When each mistake was a given

What we did with our lives
Every opportunity missed
I was woken by the sound of the ladies
They threw their clothes to the ground
And their hands in the air
Summer dresses unnecessary, and I didn't care
To open the blinds, no, my thoughts were elsewhere
With the girls who'd withdrawn in contempt and despair
And those scattered sweethearts still craving my kiss
Every action was a misstep
Every opportunity missed

Should have gone to Cambridge and been recruited as a spy
Should have hung around the Circus, telling tales of creatures the carnies described
Like, "There was a man in antiquity
With one million heads and one million hands
And he weeps for all the things he will never be
From his two million eyes, and his tears make the sea
And they keep him around so that children will see him and say,
'This is what he did with his life. This is what he did with his life'"

This is what we did with our lives

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from We went to the bottom of the ocean, released August 11, 2010

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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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