Mary Shelley's clown

from 10 demos (vol.6) by mac charles

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he can see them gather in the village below,
a river of torchlight,
slowly flowing up the hill-

too many times he was out all night,
blood and coffee in the morning light,
don't ask, don't tell-

animate a body after all the white lightning,
then deal with the devil'till the lights go out-

Mary Shelley's clown-
he could paint the town,
that was another life,
that he's not living now-

he scared everybody when he got loose,
they're coming up the hill with a hangman's noose,
they're closer now-

pitchfork posse on a lynchmob march,
he can hear the leader of the ring, he's barking,
burn it down-

animate a body after all the white lightning,
then deal with the devil'till the lights go out-

Mary Shelley's clown-
he could paint the town,
that was another life,
that he's not living now-

he couldn't last long in a second hand skin,
a stitch in time saves nine,
he started out with ten-

the castle on the hill went down in flames,
vigilante justice crucify,
the walking dead-

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from 10 demos (vol.6), released February 24, 2023

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