A Raven

from Sold As Scene by James M Carson

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Word on the gallows is you’ve got a place for the hopeless
I just quit the circus, the pressure was getting too much
I knelt in the chapels and drank in the bars
Met a person who straddles both Venus and Mars
And I’ve stared at the sky and wasted my breath on the stars

‘Cause I feel like a Raven that doesn’t crow as it should
And the words of a heathen will never be understood

Fish in a barrel, since when was it ever so easy
So squeeze on your trigger and shoot while the shooting is good
With both of them barrels aimed squarely at me
I’m a target, a punch bag, the source of your grief
And if you want to leave you don’t need approval from me

‘Cause I feel like a Raven that doesn’t crow as it should
And the words of a heathen will never be understood

You told me, I’m too good for labour and manual chores
That a wink and a smile can open most doors
But if you’re going to make it then you need more substance than that.

‘Cause I feel like a Raven that doesn’t crow as it should
And the words of a heathen will never be understood.

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from Sold As Scene, released June 1, 2014
Music & Lyrics by James M Carson
Produced by Joe Rhead & James M Carson
Engineered & Mixed by Joe Rhead @ Vizea Sound, Liverpool

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James M Carson Manchester, UK

Not unlike music from the hills of 70s Laurel Canyon, Carson's songs evoke shadows of simpler times when the quest for melody was king. James has been influenced by the melodic melancholy and intimate lyricism of singer songwriters like Neil Young and Elliott Smith, but equally entranced by the power pop hooks of bands such as Teenage Fanclub as well as their grunge admirers, Nirvana. ... more

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