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Hang on Every Word

from Slow Dark Train (1997) by Vigilantes of Love

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Written by Bill Mallonee for CyBrenJoJosh (BMI) ©1997

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feelings in reverse
now i hang on every word from you
too fast on the curve
now i'm straining every nerve
come through come through

you can only play the victim
for just a short amount of time
your own wounds you'll have to lick them
till the ambulance arrives

given all i've heard
hang on every word

hanging by a thread
walking here among the dead
pleased to meet you
what's with my chemistry
my falleness that strangles me
what am i crawling towards

you can only play the hero
till your mask begins to slip
and the fist on your bravado
starts to lose its sacred grip

wife ask the other day
"where's you joy did it slip away"
i could say nothing
even though i am a son
how quickly i've forgotten
but i'm yearning i'm yearning

you can only play the star
till the real truth comes to light
all those hungry tabloids
got you in the check out line overnight

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from Slow Dark Train (1997), released June 3, 1997

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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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