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The Swell
©Jerry Axson

Well, I’d live inside the city -
but I cannot stand the rain,
it beats against my body -
pours me down the drain...
and I’d live out in the country -
but I cannot breath the air,
it sweeps me up against my will,
as I tumble down these stairs...

I hear an orchestra...
rising on the swell...

There’s a box up on the mantle,
it holds a rusted key,
to a room behind my eyes,
that only I can see,
in your world I am a stranger,
and there I shall remain,
some old, dusty shadow -
that wears my tired name...

I hear an orchestra...
rising on the swell...

and it’s one shot to the body - but I’m lean and oh, so mean,
five days hinged on a drinking binge, but you can’t stop this machine...
and it’s two shots to the body - I can take more than you give,
you’d best believe it’s a poor reprieve but the boy has got to live...
and it’s three shots to the body - my ears ring from the swell,
no, you can’t touch me I have been set free, I’ve done my time in hell...
and it’s four shots to the body - things begin to even out,
years spent in anger, bitterness, and deep, dark, doubt...
five shots to the body - the blood runs from my face,
out my veins, down my arms, as it slips from tender grace...
six shots to the body - and I just don’t care no more,
all my thoughts go racing by as I fall to meet the floor...

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from House Of Blue Ornaments, released July 18, 2019

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Jerry Axson Columbia, South Carolina

To me simplicity is the root of all great thoughts. The secret thrill for me, the architect, is delivering that thought with unobtrusive complexity. Writing songs and composing music satisfy my soul and because of this I know exactly what I am designed to do, it’s just that simple. - Jerry Axson ... more

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