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The Ash Wednesday Hangovers

by The Pluto Tapes

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You meant to start a band called the Ash Wednesday Hangovers
You’re not the first and you’re not the last
Who meant to rise up and burn like a rocket
And woke up in a full body cast

You promised your father you’d get better at drowning
You promised your mother you’d do what your told
You promised your lover you’d be patient forever
And boy-o did you ever explode?

You tried to run away with the nuclear circus
You tried to fly away on Ben Franklin’s kite
The key is to a doorway that could lead you to freedom
But touch it and I’ll light up the night

Come on lie
Tell yourself a lie
Misdirect your own reflection
Tell yourself a lie…

This morning you were shocked that nothing surprised you
Tonight you’ll go searching for God I’m not sure
Tomorrow you’ll be angry at the voices inside you
You don’t know who you are anymore

You could’ve sailed the stars with the Pirates of Saturn
You could’ve turned a phrase into a battle cry
You could’ve rose up and burned like a rocket
Hey whiskey kid here’s mud in your eye

Come on lie Tell yourself a lie
Misdirect your own reflection Tell yourself a lie…

It’s never the ones that you’d ever suspect of being capable of murder
No one ever heard you
And no one ever said it would be very easy
Fighting for control of your life

Yeah you meant to start a band You meant to change the world
But you didn’t change the world no You only changed your life
But you didn’t change your life You barely changed your wardrobe
And now they’re gonna leave you behind

Come on lie Tell yourself a lie
Misdirect your own reflection Tell yourself a lie…

You promised yourself you’d never come down here
Promised yourself you’d lighten the load
You never rose up and burned like a rocket
But boy-o did you ever explode
Boy-o did you ever explode
Time to come in from the cold.

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released February 10, 2016

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Pluto Tapes Boston, Massachusetts

The Pluto Tapes is Andy Hicks, his guitar, his computer, and (sometimes) Brad Smith on drums.

He writes all kinds of stuff, mostly in the indie-rock, power pop-ish milieu.

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