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Suburban Trees

from Bait for the Buzzards by Came and Took It

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Thank you Kevin for letting us record your song. I hope we did it justice.

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SUBURBAN TREES

There's a sparrow laying dead
On my sidewalk rotting next
To a sign that says "Keep Allston Decent"
And I laugh at the thought that
The word 'clean' was too strong to use
And it's been acknowledged that Boston sits on refuse
And it's cold and sometimes lonely

There's a man who died some years ago
In my new basement from overdosing
On some drug he must have bought down the street
And I laugh at the thought that
All of my laundry has its stains removed
Within a room still stained by his death
But his blood makes honest detergent

Am I missing my suburban trees?
Am I missing those dying leaves?
I thought I was searching for disease
Not the glow of these suburban trees

There's an old suburban orchard
Where I used to drive my car
To sit and look upon the writhing winter branches
And I'd throw myself to memories of when
It was fresh to eat the earth
And my world was little more than puddles and dirt
And flies who knew how to share their food

The subtle rebuttal
Of every child who slept through their first nights home
Now with tears and new fears
To fight within the war against dying alone

But we share this sickness
That makes our stomachs turn,
Our livers burn,
And our limbs itch

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from Bait for the Buzzards, released February 20, 2016
music and lyrics by Kevin Verni

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