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A long, unabashed ode to failure (no kiddin'?). One more in a long line of "motivational and inspirational" tunes *snicker*.

For better or worse, sometimes I flatly refuse to shorten songs--this one clocks in a 6:00 (although the tempo lags through the first two verses a bit, tacking on a few extra seconds).

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ever since you were born/you waited for this, wait forlorn
unexpected as you were it's undeniable/glass is empty, ashtray full

count me in on your side/I watch from afar what you cannot hide

all those frightening and criticizing eyes chastise what you've become

all that matters to you is just a matter of fact/all that matters to you is shit you can't get back

and it's a goddamn shame/a goddamn shame

so take your stance, defensive kind/take a swig to undermine/you waited for this/you waited for this/you waited for this/oh you waited for this

as you're suspended, upended and overdue/what will become of you

all that matters to you is just a matter of fact/all that matters to you is shit you can't get back

and it's a goddamn shame/a goddamn shame

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from No Cigar (unreleased & assorted demos), track released August 12, 2009
Recorded on a Yamaha 8 track summer of 1998 at 11th & Pine rehearsal studio, Seattle, WA. All instruments performed by me.

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A. Michael Collins Los Angeles, California

LA-based Drummer, Guitarist, Singer-Songwriter.

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