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COMES TUMBLING DOWN (OUT​-​TAKE)

from Winnowing (2014) by Bill Mallonee & The Darkling Planes

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This is, for me, more than a demo. Pretty much a finished track.
Lot's of heart & filigree here.
Organ "riff," a nod to Al Kooper.
I love the song but just could not find a place for her on the album.
I've been round the block enough times to even reference myself...
The last verse is auto-bio to the core.
You old folk-singer you.

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COMES TUMBLING DOWN words & music: Bill Mallonee

how it all fell out
how it played for keeps
revisionist history
well, it never weeps
crumbles to dust
and it falls to the ground
all that you built x3
comes tumbling down

now, nothing last forever
so the saying went
baby, let's provide them
with some new evidence
when the jury decides
and the verdict's pronounced
all that you built x3
comes tumbling down

"honey, we're all resplendent."
said some folk-singer that i knew
use to hang on his words
maybe, i still do
i wonder how he's doing
but he's nowhere to be found
all that you built x3
comes tumbling down
(repeat)

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from Winnowing (2014), released August 20, 2014

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Bill Mallonee

Bill Mallonee is an Americana artist w/ 80 plus albums over a 30 year career. Voted by Paste Music Magazine #65 in their "Top 100 Living Songwriters" poll. He was the
founding member of Vigilantes of Love. He has worked with Mark Heard, Buddy Miller, Emmylou Harris, & Peter Buck from REM.
His most recent work, "Lead On, Kindly Light" is a 23song double Cd released Feb 2020.
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