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Bleeding in the American South

by wilco

Member since 2004 · Posted 12 May 2004 · 11 comments

In this whiskey-town There’s nothing left but drinks, to satisfy the fact that I don't need to think. Stories from the regulars shape the nightly news, as holy-roller Christians give away their pews. Please don't let me bleed my life away. So there's nothing left to satisfy the masses. don't worry about the war everybody raise your glasses. The bathroom walls tell of romances gone wrong while the drunken cowboys sing drunken cowboy songs. Please don't let me bleed my life away. All the women say their words are so much more profound, than anything that I could say. so I don't make a sound. Curbside, on a touring trip to nowhere in the world. Settle for a one night stand with a faceless, nameless girl. Please don't let me bleed my life away.

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[9] zodiac 13-May-04/5:25 AM Reply
How do you "satisfy a fact"?
[n/a] Stephen Robins › zodiac 13-May-04/5:27 AM Reply
Give it a saucer of bread and milk on cold winter evenings.
[n/a] wilco › Stephen Robins 13-May-04/5:42 AM Reply
Correct.
[1] titan69 13-May-04/2:13 PM Reply
I think im going to cut my throut after reading that
[n/a] wilco › titan69 13-May-04/2:15 PM Reply
Why the fuck would you do that?
[1] titan69 › wilco 13-May-04/2:28 PM Reply
because its so fucking depressing
[n/a] wilco › titan69 13-May-04/2:32 PM Reply
So it is...but does it suck? Depressing and shitty are two different things. I'm just curious if the one is because it is horribly depressing or horribly bad (or both). Anyway, thanks for playing. :0)
[1] titan69 › wilco 13-May-04/2:48 PM Reply
No its not shitty. depresing yes does that make you feel better.
[n/a] wilco › titan69 13-May-04/2:50 PM Reply
It's not going to make me feel badly about it either way. I was just trying to get the constructive criticism out of the fact that you wanted to cut your throat, so thanks.
[n/a] Prince of Void 16-May-04/12:47 PM Reply
i like it ...it has made an image in my head ...
[8] thetrev 14-Sep-07/3:10 PM Reply
you have a well crafted western. doesn't really say anything new and i don't like the refrain, but still well done