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Palm Trees in Portugal

from Garden of Edith by Cyanide Slugs

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I sat down to write a song with a melody in mind
And a simple chorus line on a Saturday
I wanted to nail it down but the spirits were unkind
So I never got to come to the cabaret

There are palm trees in Portugal
Who knew
Maybe the red inside this song
Is really blue
And the facts that push us to suicide
Are really not so bad
Still the one who takes the fall is always you

I picked up a saxophone just to see what I could blow
A colossal exercise in futility
Whatever came over me I really do not know
Maybe just a chance to add to the mystery

There are palm trees in Portugal
Who knew
Maybe all the shit they said
Is really true
And you can sell yourself on anything
To get you through the day
But the one who takes the fall is always you

I crafted a masterpiece that I duly failed to sell
Or make the slightest blip on the economy
I may be a wunderkind but it does not ring a bell
In this version of demented reality

There are palm trees in Portugal
Who knew
Maybe life is just a line and not a queue
And the pricks who fuck with our habitat
Are jolly spiffing boys
Still the one who takes the fall is always you


Copyright © 2021 by Todd Brunner

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from Garden of Edith, released July 14, 2022

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Brass driven psychedelic rockers, mainly playing the unique and inventive compositions of Todd Brunner. Proud Sublamental artists, and residents of Lushwood Hills.

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