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Threepenny and a Blood Red Strat

from Demons & Dogmen by Dalton Deschain & the Traveling Show

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lyrics

Threepenny and a blood red strat
Never trust a man who pulls his living out of top hats

I used to play this for my high school
I used to play this for my friends
I used to dream of moving inward to the city
'Cause their venerating love felt like imprisonment

So now I get kicked out of bars for not drinking
But all the same I'm too profane for the music hall
I fought a baritone in the alley
Behind where he'd just finished singing Strauss's opera about the dead John

Oh! Jochanaan
To see your head on a spike
And as she kissed your lifeless lips
The thought ocurred to me
That must be what power tastes like
I think I'll try a bite

I used to play this for my girlfriend
Before that all came to an end
I used to fake my fucking friendships and not know it
'Cause I thought that love and music were both synonyms

So now I wander by the lakeshore
I find it peaceful on the pier
I watch the drowning men and the freighters
To see them bellow out their sorrows
It's like music on my deaf ears

Oh! You delicate faun
I've got you dead in my sights
Ever since Clair de lune's bubbling harmonies
Taught me what love sounded like
I'm stepping out tonight

Threepenny and a blood red strat
Never trust a man who pulls his living out of top hats
Hey, spare some change
Throw a buck on the ground

Threepenny and a blood red strat
Never bet on a man who'd borrow money from a black cat
It's okay, take my hand, I'd like to show you around
And you can trust me darling
I'll never let you down
You can count on me darling
I'll never let you down

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from Demons & Dogmen, released October 15, 2021

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Dalton Deschain New York, New York

Dalton Deschain & the Traveling Show are a pulp-punk band from NYC that tell stories loudly. Get ready for a weird-ass tale about circus freaks, nuclear war, and demonic possession that you can sing along to. Visit daltondeschain.com for details.

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