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Pack up the Moon

by Smithfield Bargain

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Warm whispers of warning signs greet my ears in shade of clouds Warm whispers of warning signs Seem to be the only sound (Honey read the writing!) Take, take what you haven't seen but leave the rest for little ol' me try, try yourself on for me and you might see a clearer scene Warm whispers of warning signs greet my ears in shade of clouds Warm whispers of warning signs Seem to be the only sound (Honey read the writing!) Walk, walk on down to the street without a care of where or why With a little lovin' care there may appear a sight to see (I dare not speak about it) Warm whispers of warning signs greet my ears in shade of clouds Warm whispers of warning signs Seem to be the only sound (Honey read the writing!)
2.
Dear Mr. Chainsaw Juggler I saw you doing your thing On the dance floor At the circus You looked so sad Next to the lady with the mustache Don't you remember my smile I left a picture in the tent Next to the check for your rent With this letter That your day job Doesn't have to be the end How do you know How do you know (I just know) How do you know How do you know (Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh) I know chainsaw juggling Is in demand But nothing in this world is so lucrative That you can't breakdance In your spare time Leave those worries behind Do the walk Talk the talk Then we'll go to my place And pop the lock Oh! When should we go? When should we go? (Oh I don't know) When should we go? When should we go? (Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh) Hey, I'm doing this for the money Breakdancing is for the honeys Apparently it's working You can stop your lurking. I noticed that look in your looking. Baby, let's get cooking.
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I hadn't the time, I just went by And I had many bills to pay and digital games to play But I left it all behind to spread my wings and fly to my favorite destination Obsession over frivolous expenditures Cliche! Cliche! Cliche! Trip over the feet of another Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! And then finally I arrived to find in my love's pride there's no time for contemplation but oh to my surprise so many more arrived behind in great concentration Obsession over frivolous expenditures Cliche! Cliche! Cliche! Trip over the feet of another Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Oh! Where was that thing I waited for? Online or just in stores waiting for my pending purchase and lines, furrowing lines upon my brow taking me away from now try again with more intention Obsession over frivolous expenditures Cliche! Cliche! Cliche! Trip over the feet of another Hooray! Hooray! Hooray! Can't always get what you want Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!
4.
Coulda been the moon That I came to see But I came to see you   Woulda been the stars That I came to touch But I came to touch you   Caught up in the something I just can't put my finger on And I'm here   Linear progression Into your arms not always the best Course of action.   And I walked all this way with parts of a story made from days that daylight saved. Shoulda been a shine that lit in my eye but there was none that I could speak of Over space and time I'll fall into that line of thinking I bought when I sought you Then we'll meet again maybe in the end and we can stay here.   And I walked all this way with parts of a story made from days that daylight saved.   Shoulda left before The sun came up, but Oh
5.
Did you hear me on the radio? I made this station just for you Did you hear the songs with your name in it? I might have picked out one of two Or ten but none of them should be hierarchical in your mind They're all the same they're al the same. Turn the volume up on that thing and if you do I do hope you sing out loud but try and try again not to shout before you know it crushers will be about They're all the same They'll come for your name In the lateness of the hours I'll turn it down, turn it down softer 'til no more meets the ears in the stillness of us here So if you hear me on the radio think about it once or twice Steal a piece and take it home with you before you turn off the light.
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Sandy Hours 03:10
I've been here a time watching sandy hours sift in my mind I've been over the place wandering far from where I came can't say I know where I should go Tell me where Don't look so far away into yesterday We are here waiting for a chance untold So let me So let me come to your doorstep with portending words where two shouldn't be Tell me where Don't look so far away into yesterday We are here waiting for a chance untold
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I am important. You know I am. I have the answers you haven't asked and I know the cure for all your ills. Your look is of confusion You know I knew it would be. Hush (hush) hush (hush) hush (hush) Hush now, child. It will all be better when we all agree with me. Put down your tome And don a frock All green and black and red And choose our volume to ingest A workbook for the dead. He who cures all Walks on seas I know him very well. He balms my head And shoes my soles And always signs my checks. (Check please!) Put down your tome And don a frock, All green and black and red, And choose our volume to ingest, A Workbook for the Dead. I am your friend, the very best! Advice from me to you: A solitary branch remains, Enough to hang your neck. Rush at our Becks, our calls, Guzzle down our swill, And sheep do have Bills, And we can't be killed. Put down your tome And don a frock, All green and black and red, And choose our volume to ingest, A Workbook for the Dead.
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I'm planning the day we'll meet will you be there at the right time will you see me or a reflection of me in the glass at the cafe? There in my hand was something I was playing with Steady fingers but my blood not so slow No one noticed but the glasses on the table that caught me blushing in the unforgiving glow Oh oh oh Is this how it goes? Oh oh oh Unforgiving glow Where was my mind Can you just give me my line one more time Is this the place for my escape or is this just a hopeful fake? What was her name? Gravity picked it from my pocket So many things have slipped through seems I haven't sewn And now the streets are lined with pieces of her memory Moving past me at speeds too fast or slow Oh oh oh Is this how it goes? Oh oh oh Too fast or slow
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Perhaps the dogs were no the best of ideas but I can't think of any better my dear The hawks are screeching louder than my ear so why not worship the worst of our fears? Rewinding what I've done I will not do If you don't let the past be gone so will you Don't ever question what I had to do For all you know I did it all for you I gave the dogs the scent of diamondback blood insuring unused teeth tearing flesh yes they would but don't expect the tears to grow to a flood lower beings don't warrant tears, understood? Rewinding what I've done I will not do If you don't let the past be gone so will you Don't ever question what I had to do For all you know I did it all for you The black dogs returned speckled with brown shouting at no one on the ground It just felt right at the time. It just felt right at the time. It just felt right at the time. It just felt right at the time. You can't expect to reason with a snake they only hear when ground around them shakes It just felt right at the time. It just felt right at the time. It just felt right at the time. It just felt right at the time.

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released February 1, 2013

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Smithfield Bargain Los Angeles, California

Smithfield Bargain, a troupe of speakeasy folksters with sly vaudevillian charm, began in late 2009 when a sassy young lady in a pretty dress met two ruggedly handsome, stylish brothers in a room with a vacant piano. Tea was had. Songs were made. Ironically, sans piano. Then along came a wry jazz cat to lend a backbeat to their melodies, and extra pep in your step. And so it was. Just for you. ... more

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