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House In The Sky

from Township EP by The Family Township

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I threw out my needles
Just when I needed them most
I’ve got these records I want to listen to
Now it’s just silence and ghosts

We may be getting older
We may be coming through
The weeks of March are a killer
And I’m a casualty, too

From this house in the sky
I thought of all the ways to die
And all the ways to do me in
It’s a long way to the bottom
But I think that I’m going to win

Like the birds in the sky
Who go to sea when they die
It’s not to be understood
It’s less like rivers
And more like sap from wood

I taste the earth and ocean
Heavy in my mouth
It’s coming down through the tunnels
And going out through the south

Days in a haze
Repeat, repeat, one after one
No ICU
I’m the living dead I feared I’d become

From this house in the sky
I thought of all the ways to die
And all the ways to do me in
It’s a long way to the bottom
But I think that I’m going to win

Like the birds in the sky
Who go to sea when they die
It’s not to be understood
It’s less like rivers
And more like sap from wood

Hands are clenched so tight on the wheel
See the strain on my skin as it cracks and peels

But the blood doesn’t flow
Like the Lord knows it should
No, it’s less like rivers
And more like sap from wood

Emancipation is coming
For those that I love
They’ll think they’ve failed
Until time heals what I’ve done

I’ve made a list
I’ve checked it twice
I’m checking out and not in
Such a clever device

From this house in the sky
I thought of all the ways to die
And all the ways to do me in
It’s a long way to the bottom
But I think that I’m going to win

Like the birds in the sky
Who go to sea when they die
It’s not to be understood
It’s less like rivers
And more like sap from wood

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from Township EP, released April 12, 2006

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The Family Township Boston, Massachusetts

Township, AKA The Family Township, has been making their Boston-bred brand of classic rock inspired music for nearly 2 decades. As the years and albums have progressed, Township's music has evolved, infusing itself with greater urgency, immediacy, and existential rumination; mirroring these days rather than “those days.” ... more

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