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The Carnival

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by Marshall Seese and the Abandoned

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The is a rough demo that will give you an idea about what my upcoming album will be like.
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released 02 February 2010
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tags: americana folk folk rock roots rock singer-songwriter Atlanta
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If my music was a cocktail, you’d start with an old mason jar, then add 2 parts Tom Petty for every 1 part Eric Clapton. ... more Throw in a little Cat Stevens, then sprinkle some Ryan Adams on top. Oh yeah, then you’d have to drink it upside-down and backwards — just because that’s how I play the guitar. less

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Track Name: Taxi Receipt
I keep a note that I wrote, on a taxi receipt
It says, "Don't listen to the person who is anybody other than me."

I hit the big time, for a nominal fee
You lose a friend in the end for every dream that you see come true, but

If it all falls down, and we're right back where we start
We could start it in the middle and we'd only get a little bit lost
And when it all comes down, and we're right back where we start
We can start from the beginning and pretend that we've been grinning all along
[INSTRUMENTAL HOOK]

I've got scars upon scrapes, I got bruises on breaks
Masochistically committed just to see how much of this I'll take

Three years under water, and I ain't even got shakes
Going deeper and deeper, and deeper until this breaks, but

If it all falls down, and we're right back where we start
We could start it in the middle and we'd only get a little bit lost
And when it all comes down, and we're right back where we start
We can start from the beginning and pretend that we've been grinning all along

Oh I've got dreams to remember
And I've got days to forget
I've got some phone calls into Jesus
But he ain't called me back, oh no
[INSTRUMENTAL HOOK]

Just once I wish, I could be the fish
Who swims in the big pond

If it all falls down, and we're right back where we start
We could start it in the middle and we'd only get a little bit lost
And when it all comes down, and we're right back where we start
We can start from the beginning and pretend that we've been grinning all along
[INSTRUMENTAL HOOK]
Track Name: Heartache
Don't take away my heartache
I need it to live through this day
Don't take away my heartache
Don't take away my pain
[INSTRUMENTAL HOOK]

Boxed up pictures, 4am phone calls
It all seems a bit extreme, when we both knew this was coming

Straight to voicemail, like I'm some kind of stranger
Best friends for three damn years and you wish you'd never met me, but

Don't take away my heartache
I need it to live through this day
Don't take away my heartache
Don't take away my pain
[INSTRUMENTAL HOOK]

I know your secrets, you my punchline
Everyone's got an ending, all planned out in their mind

If you don't blame me, I won't blame you
Cause blame just starts a battle
And I don't wanna be your enemy so...

Don't take away my heartache
I need it to live through this day
Don't take away my heartache
Don't take away my pain
[INSTRUMENTAL HOOK]

I don't wanna be your enemy [x4]
Hit me hard 'til I'm on the ground
Hit me hard but don't leave me down
Hit me 'til the pain runs through your bones [x2]

Don't take away my heartache
I need it to live through this day
Don't take away my heartache
Don't take away my...
Don't take away my heartache
I need it to live through this day
Don't take away my heartache
Don't take away my pain, don't take away the only thing that keeps me sane
Track Name: Don't Go Back To Me
I kissed you for love and you kissed me for luck
Lit up a cigarette because you'd had enough
I turned my head to smile as you walked away
There are so many things that I could not say

Oh I beg and I plead
Cause I know what you need
Just please don't go back to me

I can't tell you what to do though I think I know
9, 10, 11 times when will you learn
I'm not gonna be the one who lets you burn

Oh I beg and I plead
Cause I know what you need
Just please don't go back, please don't go back to me

Oh I beg and I plead
Cause I know what you need
Just please don't go back, please don't go back to me