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SMILE BY NUMBERS words & music: bill mallonee

the light she plays....and the shadow is cast
jump the next thing....that is going past
you get use to the cold...and how the wind cuts
and the sound of every door...that keeps slamming shut

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and the sunlight here paints her thin veneer
of eternity o'er everything
so, i smile by numbers and slumber in my bed
i tie a hangman's knot inside my head

it did not transpire...or happen over night
sea changes rarely...occur in the light
faith & trust, well it was all ya' ever wanted
and you start to wonder if the house is haunted

well, the eyes say it all...so best to keep 'em shut
words are just air...so don't say much
jump the next thing...that's going past
we're all passing through this room...way too fast

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from DOLOROSA (Fall & Winter 2013), released November 12, 2013
Bill Mallonee: Electric & acoustic guitars, vocals, bass, drums

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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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