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Episode 15: Circe

from Rust by Justin Bailey

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lyrics

After a bottle or two I pull out my wallet
Pull the lips back, a bullet in, and cock it
The air smells of nectarines, gasoline, and a faraway sea
Gold flows free when I open my mouth to speak
You’re like a statue of a gypsy in a British square
The thunder rattles my teeth, shakes orange leaves from your hair
Actors gesture to a crowd of excavated bones
Pause in turn to roll dice of polished stones
And then, a shell explodes in flame
It’s all happening again

And then you take the money like a child
It’s all written out
You put it in a patterned purse
You never had a chance anyway

Up the stairs in the back of the abandoned bar
Down the hall to the room of the publicist and Tsar
A field of flagellants kneels before a rusted truck
You hand me an apple and I bless my good luck
But the juice tastes like raspberries and gin
I ask your name and you say, “Some call me Sin
But I’ve got nipples like Georgia and a voice like France
And if you pick some Flamenco I’ll teach you to dance”
I said, “you teach me to dance, and I’ll teach you to lie”

And then you take the money like a child
It’s all written out
You put it in a patterned purse
You never had a chance anyway

Your hand is small in mine
A child’s smile, it shines
And I write your life, I write your life in lines
Our golden arms, our golden arms entwine
And you shine, you shine

credits

from Rust, released January 3, 2012
Justin Bailey: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboard, Hand Claps
Melissa Du Puy: Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Bass, Percussion, Keyboard

All songs Copyright 2011 Justin Bailey, except for "Maze (Always For You)" (written by Justin Bailey and Charley Murphy)
Executive Producer: Justin Bailey
Sound Engineer and Mastering: Melissa Du Puy
Album Design: Leah Preiss

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Justin Bailey Nashville, Tennessee

Justin was born and raised in Nashville, TN, where he unsuccessfully attempted to master the guitar, thwarted, he would say, by the rare elegance of his fingers and his preference for writing sad bastard lyrics. He currently resides in Nashville, TN, where he is hoping to form a band. ... more

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