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Songs For Camila​/​Songs for Squares

by The J. Arthur Keenes Band

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1.
Little bridge across valley Seems not that bad, it’s not that bad really Little girl walks along And the bridge gives out, the bridge gives out nearly And I keep my fingers crossed That the stainless steel, it won’t go soft At least she won’t get lost If the marching band play and never stop Keep your hands on that railing Death is failing now but it sure is trailing Please don’t close your eyes Don’t take them off the cliff you’re scaling And I keep my fingers crossed That the stainless steel, it won’t go soft At least she won’t get lost If the marching band play and never stop She is a lightning rod She is a lightning rod Counting all the things that could go wrong, I’m strong but the list is so damn long I can feel something in the air A bolt is loose, an engineer that doesn’t care And I won’t know what to do If you, you don’t see it coming too She is a lightning rod She is a lightning rod
2.
Remember two years ago Our conversations used to flow And I got to see your smile in the dark It didn't last a long while but it left a mark I know the door's long since shut And our ties long since cut But I like to think about the past Even when we were twenty, life went fast Waiting for the train In the freezing cold Our legs side by size And our arms in a fold Oh, oh, oh So today, all I want to do Is go back in time and renew We don't even have to be naked Let's just lay back and talk in bed
3.
I’ve got my fishbowl, my breathing apparatus I’ll bring my novels assuming that they let us I’ve got my clothes; one outfit’s all I need I’ve got my kit, medicine for my misdeeds I’ve got two legs, useless as they are here But the Milky Way, is lovely this time of year I’ve got two eyes; I’ll soak up what I can I’m bored with home, and I’m a big fan So I don’t care if it hurts No, I don’t care if it hurts No gravity, they say that it’s a blast But one would think surely the fun can’t last And I know my health, it’ll be a mess Just wait for the space madness Some will die within a week or two I like my hair, but it might be falling through Half the crew will get some bone disease But I can take an ache, pain or sickness with ease ‘Cause I don’t care if it hurts No I don’t care if it hurts And I don’t care if it hurts at all I don’t care if it hurts at all I’ll miss the air, all fresh and organic The recycled stuff makes me a touch manic I’ll miss the chimps, the sea lions at the zoo But who knows, maybe there’s space lions too So I don’t care if it hurts I don’t care if it hurts at all I don’t care if it hurts at all No I don’t care if it hurts I don’t care if it hurts at all I don’t care if it hurts at all
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In a Bed 02:03
If I could live somewhere It would be in a bed We wouldn't wash our hair Who is there to impress? If I could live some time we'd only live at night It's nothing against the sub It's always just so bright If I could live someday It wouldn't be right now We'd live improbably In a very different town A different century
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Drown In Tea 04:18
I've been treading the line Somewhere between 3 'o' Clock and 5 I've been wasting my time Just for the sake of watching it fly I've been restless I can't take it I've been resting But I just feel more tired I wanna drown in tea I'm just a lonely leaf I'm only here to help you steep So I'll drown, and I'll smile In the heat So what, so what? What business is it of yours? You'll drown in smut... I'll drown in comfort style and taste It's always worth it for such a waste I've been pacing the floor Counting the lines patterned in the wood The tree was sixty years old Now he lives here doing all this good I've been waiting I've been thinking I've been thinking of everything I should I wanna drown in tea I wanna see green I'm only here to help you steep So I'll drown, and I'll smile In the deep
7.
Lucky Break 02:14
Everything I put in the oven, babe It comes out burned And I fell right out of my favourite shoes When will I learn That I'm not (not one of the lucky ones) But they made a big mistake And they gave me a lucky break Oh, they made a big mistake And I found you Well I got ten miles out and guess what baby? I went the wrong way And I put my trust in the weatherman But that day it rained I'm just not (not one of the lucky ones) But they made a big mistake And they gave me a lucky break Oh, they made a big mistake And I found you Yeah they made a big mistake And they gave me a lucky break Oh, they made a big mistake And I found you
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Hey, you're in my nightmare The room's gone black and you can't find the door Hey, you're in my nightmare You've been running 'round in circles, and you can't no more Hey, you're in my nightmare You've been in this room so long, what's it all for? It doesn't seem like anything that you chose The explanations I give are useless prose So take a breath and relax You'll get the feeling back

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Split album between The J. Arthur Keenes Band and Squiggly Lines.

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released November 7, 2013

SQUIGGLY LINES (tracks 1-3, 9):
All songs written by Rob McLay
Rob McLay - lead vocals, guitar, ukulele, percussion
Daniel McLay - guitar, background vocals, drums, bass, keyboards, recording, mixing, etc.

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THE J. ARTHUR KEENES BAND (tracks 5-7):
Music & lyrics & all other things by Daniel McLay

www.thejarthurkeenesband.com

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