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originally performed by aborted side-project Mortician's Wax

lyrics

I stole the silver from a dead man’s eyes
they sprang open and burnt a hole in my mind
empty grave like the mouth of depression
I forgot I was dead so I resurrected
if you only you could see the dried blood in my eyes
if you could only feel the gallows in my mind

caught in a trap like a wounded animal
my leg is caught, I’m waiting to die
no place to hide from the snares in my mind

put the pennies on my eyes
and pretend nothing ever happened
I’m only sleeping, I’m only sleeping
silver from a dead man’s eyes
closed my mind, forever

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from Jesus Was Born in a Mobile Home (1984 version), released January 21, 2022
Andrew Marec: vocals
Chris Marec: guitar, music
Robert Griffin: bass, lyrics
Bruce Allen: drums

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Spike in Vain Cleveland, Ohio

High priests of chromaticism and absurdity, 1982-1985 Cleveland. Vox, gtr, bass shared by Robert Griffin, Andrew Marec, and Chris Marec, with Bruce Allen (82-84) and Scott Pickering (84-85) on drums.

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