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Van Gogh's Ear

from Mental Tattoo by The Stonethrowers

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Life. Work. Art. Escape. What will you do?

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Van Gogh’s Ear

I zipped down a zipper that ran down the center of my forehead
Laughed to feel the ape suit peel away
Stepped out of my skin to show the pain within (there goes innocence betrayed, poor boy)
Wrinkled and slimy like a changeling

But I still got these wires stuck in my head
That make me do those same old lines again and again
I play my cocaine role to the hilt
But I can’t shake the grief, the rage and the guilt
That soldered my character to me

I’d like to take this golden opportunity
To welcome all of you to our team, you know
Our candidates are selected most judiciously
We’ll only take you if you’re breathing, so keep
Breathing, keep breathing, keep
Breathing, keep breathing

I’d like to emphasize that knowledge is power
You plant the seed of your own fear
My buddy Vincent must have felt pretty stupid
The morning after he cut off his ear, so keep
Breathing, keep breathing, keep
Breathing, keep breathing

We’d like to thank our indistinguished guest speaker
And issue everyone their badge, there you go
This concludes our company disorientation
You’re hired with benefits for life, so keep
Breathing, keep breathing, keep
Breathing, keep breathing

So why exhaust myself with thinking so much
When trying to stand on my own becomes a crutch
What’s the point of getting wise to the machine
It doesn’t help me break out of the subroutine
It doesn’t help me break out
It doesn’t help me break out
It doesn’t help me break out
It doesn’t help me break out

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from Mental Tattoo, released June 18, 2016
Music and Lyrics by J. B. Scott

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The Stonethrowers formed in January of 2003, in Columbia, Missouri, with the goal of making some fun rock and roll music!

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