Cripple And Casino - Not You
from With High Regards by CRIPPLE AND CASINO
lyrics
There once was a man of strange allure
He caught a disease without a cure
No shot, no syrup, not a pill
Could put to death his constant chill
As a result of this
He was forced to dismiss
Medicine of the west
Make do as he knew best
He put to work his brain
Studied well the domain
He made complex designs
But nothing came to mind
Till an October night
The answer, with winter's first bite,
Came as if from above
Downwards, dragging him along
To keep his person warm
In fire, wind or storm
His body he would drape
With coats tailored to his shape
Rumour says he grew old
Still always feeling cold
Though he became admired
For his layered attire
Till an October night
Death creeped up with winter's first bite
The mortician peeled all the coats off,
Then he screamed
Inside
He'd found
No one
There once was a man of strange allure
He caught a disease without a cure
Ask yourself, reader, and be true
This man - is he not you?
He caught a disease without a cure
No shot, no syrup, not a pill
Could put to death his constant chill
As a result of this
He was forced to dismiss
Medicine of the west
Make do as he knew best
He put to work his brain
Studied well the domain
He made complex designs
But nothing came to mind
Till an October night
The answer, with winter's first bite,
Came as if from above
Downwards, dragging him along
To keep his person warm
In fire, wind or storm
His body he would drape
With coats tailored to his shape
Rumour says he grew old
Still always feeling cold
Though he became admired
For his layered attire
Till an October night
Death creeped up with winter's first bite
The mortician peeled all the coats off,
Then he screamed
Inside
He'd found
No one
There once was a man of strange allure
He caught a disease without a cure
Ask yourself, reader, and be true
This man - is he not you?
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from With High Regards,
released February 12, 2013
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