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Borrowed Soul

from Rope Out Of Sheets by The Ladies of

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Born late night in a Wisconsin motor lodge, circa 2008. James Hall + Bla'de are lodge mates, Bla'de with the purple teeth (vino.) Flipping the beds up, pushing them against the wall - they welcome Eric McFadden & Adam Mackintosh. The 4 conspire in the magic. James Hall combs the pages in his book of words + sentences only to find the perfect anthem any creepy stalker could embrace. They sleep on it. James Hall wakes up, spews the "Ah Oh Ah Ah Ah" part. Tracked with Eric Watters in 2012, featuring Sam Smithwick on low 4 string, Jack Massey walloping skins, Blade/Troglen on puffed up guitars and Hall's lips aimed at a mic. Few years later, Eric throws it to Jeff Tomei. Then Tomei takes Eric's excellence and makes it sound like this....

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let me choke on your spirit
going to roll in your hay
want to walk in your shadow
you can call it trade
let me smile in your mirror
and say what you say
let me try on your jewelry
and lay where you lay
you got that taste in your mouth
but you got nothing to say
and that pillow you dream on
is still keeping your shape
gonna try all your things on
and smile like you smile
let me roll back your covers
and sleep for a while
and i will give to you this borrowed soul
...you can call it a trade
when we were first meeting
you were laughing out loud
and that soul that was yours baby
you lost in a crowd
now all of your friends having been asking
"where on earth did you go?"
i took that laugh that was yours and told 'em
"I don't know!"
so get used to it baby
all those things that you bought
they were never yours
they were part of the plot
and the shadow you are keeping?
that one you ignore?
you won't ever see it
until it crosses your door

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from Rope Out Of Sheets, released March 13, 2015
James Hall sings the most
Jack Massey plays the most drums + cymbals + sings
Sam Smithwick plucked the most bass + sings
Eric Watters captured this on tape and held onto for years
Jeff Tomei took the magic Eric Watters captured and shot it full of steroids
Johnny Blade / Jim Troglen played the most of several guitar parts + sings

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