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Metaphorical Trains leaving Imaginary Towns

from Through Acts of God and Idiocy by Jack Holmes

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This Dead man’s town will swallow me whole,
chew me up and spit me out,
and leave me half a shell of the man I could have been
I’d hop on plain or coach just to get out of town
because my tired feet have walked these streets too many times before
I’ve dragged my heels from A to B
Broken, Drunk and Bored
this Town aint taunting me, and in the years I’ve had
I may not have learn a lot, but the one thing I’ve learnt
is that the mistakes that we make aren’t always subjective to the places that we stay
maybe it’s just you
and we all feel trapped every once in a while
Were only as free as our minds can let us be

It’s been a while since I have thought about packing up my shit and getting the hell out
I’m sorry mum and I’m sorry dad
It’s not your faults but I can’t spend another night in this house
because the liquor in my system aint making things so clear
we only have to wait till morning for these thoughts to disappear
this town aint taunting me, and in the years I’ve had
I may not have learnt a lot but the one thing I’ve learnt
is that every evening spent drinking, trying to forget
breeds another morning waking up, feeling like your dead
and now I know that I’m not safe because this feeling does come around

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from Through Acts of God and Idiocy, released May 4, 2013

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Jack Holmes Wien, Austria

Some song writers serenade you with beautifully preformed 3 minute mixtures of well-crafted lyrics, skilled playing and angelic singing. Jack Holmes is not one of these song writers. The exiled Englishman, now seeking refuge in the streets of Vienna, is to Acoustic Music what losing your virginity is in comparison to your repertoire of sexual encounters; fast, loud and just a little awkward. ... more

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