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SMILE BY NUMBERS words & music: bill mallonee

the light it plays....and the shadow? it gets cast
jump the next thing....that is going past
you get use to the cold...and how the wind she 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
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 was all ya' ever wanted
Now, you're starting to wonder if the house ain't haunted

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 moving through these rooms...way too fast

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from WPA 20 "Little Births"​/​The Dolorosa Demos (2014), released January 24, 2014
Bill: acoustic & electric guitars, vocals, harp

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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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