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TAKE ME INSTEAD
(lap steel by j. tom hnatow. recorded at Treelady Studios by andrew morse)
i don't want to die
with no regrets
pretty much like seashells down
without my water's edge
this is laundry in a bag
take me back to the basics
we go up real high
too high for nets
take me to the party
let the party do the rest
take me back to the basics
we strip down to our roots
so the sun comes in
and the tide is set
knocking on the water
i am home to the basics
i got down to my roots
i broke into the mirror
for the truth
thirty-odd teeth in a line
thirty-odd teeth in a row
take me back to what's basic
i get down to the death
take me back. let him go.
take me instead
we go up real high
what am i part of?
what am i part of?
what am i part of?
what am i part of?
i don't want to die...
my mind...
part of...
take me instead...
das - pittsburgh, pennsylvania, u.s.a.