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Coffee Mouse

from Small Mercies by An Historic

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This puddle of rot makes my feet stick to the floor
it's crawling like some urban stream
these walls are breeding fruitflies and roaches
there's gotta be a nest somewhere behind the seams

this stench is buried somewhere beneath these boards
and plastic keeps the poison on the other side
so many have tried to stay awake for the score
but after twenty hours feel like they could die

the Mouse will make some coffee for us to drink

The upside of the death of the atmosphere
it's been awhile since we've seen ice or snow
A Nuclear winter's not really a winter
there's poison on the wind but no cold can blow

The Mouse is grinding coffee between its teeth
it's grown six feet or more since the bombs first hit
we haven't had power since the end of the war
the Mouse tolerates us, we can't live without it

The Mouse will grind our coffee this morning.

Wake up house, Wake up house you're cruising
Come outside, scavenge for our choosing.
Find a stash of coffee and come home and celebrate.

In twenty years or so when we can breathe the air
when the clouds first part and the trees are blush
we'll rebuild this house on the limbs of the trees
with mycelial fields, we'll see fields grow lush

there are animals in curious poses
there are cities buried deep into the earth
there are great graveyards brimming with memories
and we'll remember what it was worth

the Mouse will find some coffee for us to cultivate

Wake up house, nothing left to war with.
come outside, we will create your myth
We had better tell it right this time.

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from Small Mercies, released August 24, 2013
Adam Matlock - Accordion, Voice
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Nathan Bontrager - Cello
Michael Paolucci - Percussion
Brian Slattery - Fiddle

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All music composed by Adam Matlock unless otherwise indicated. For all related projects, visit adammatlock.bandcamp.com

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