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Death Walks Beside The Conqueror

by Dirty Dirty Candy

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1.
Let the poor, tired, sad and hungry lend an ear This is not a souvenir See it bagged in handsome felt You be assured it never melt And it costs less than a chilly airport beer Chocolate Lady Freedom under rockets' red explosion Bring your demon-sweet compulsions to the fair Stock it: there's no beatin' once those figures are in season Their $12 each or $15 for a pair Blocked it out my brain and took my francs aboard a plane, But I came raving back with eighty times the flair Had a caramel Eiffel Tower: "Never melted, stale or sour," so they claimed, But now it's mashed up in your hair Chocolate Lady Freedom under rockets' red explosion Bring your dreamy sweet confections to my lair Chocolate Grand Illusion with that Ellis Isle seclusion Grab your blushed and painted mistress by the hair Independence Day bunnies in that dynamite collision It's a nougat-mallow cup extraordinaire Pixie Dust Grenada-- these'll take down the Al-Qaeda Watermelon, peach, lime, kiwi, orange and pear It's a heaven-way to stare
2.
Kenmore Cane (free) 02:13
Can you make cotton candy in the washing machine? You can't, because it's wet, and it comes out too clean We don't have cavities-- I'm brushing with sand A sumo wrestler brain freeze keeps me breathing in my hand A cone on the freeway makes you swerve: You know toothpaste is best from a soft-serve Wanna fry Milky Way in the deep fat? It might be too hot and make your soda flat We haven't got blisters; keep the band-aids in the freezer Would you ask your sister for some sumo brain tweezers?
3.
Glacier (free) 01:50
4.
Morning (free) 02:24
I wrote this song this morning By this time I done forgot Come to think of it, I Can't remember whether I wrote it or not Took a piece of paper, wrote it with a pen With a thumb print, took it out, put it down.. I ain't seen it since when, but oh now I just don't have it in the vicinity Said me twice, for my life Might be wrong, but this song, I Just don't know whether I see it comin' 'round again
5.
Off-Chance (free) 03:50
6.
Should I Refuse You (free) 02:50
When she leaves it shows She's left me out where it hurts the most Steal her love and pray she won't come back to give it freely When she leaves it glows Take her in today and turn her toward to twisting the right side out Stay beside until it stings Take her out tonight as if we knew that dying is the only way out Her stalwart reply: "it hurts my bitter heart to know you took it this way." Guess you're on your own Shelter strangers' lies and never let them know it's why you glow Your awakening's outgrown Leave your severed ties, and never turn down anyone who bothers to show
7.
Ring (free) 01:28
8.
Stolen (free) 03:07
You said you'd hold me steady When you left your world behind Every new day ready For your costumes to unwind Did you think that I would keep on driving blind? How could we get above it? Loving every moment Gravity's opponent, though you refused to own it I'm sorry to let you know How long could I have let it go? Hang me where you can see me
9.
Cheetah (free) 02:35
10.
Noon thirty and I'm eating fish sticks, Spam, and figs I watch the white birds in the park We make up games-- now king my bishop I walk back home in the dark And everyone just laughs their way to the weekend Though no one's writing down where they have been The door is open; the wind is blowin' They've none got the time, so I play it back in slow Quarter to noon, oyster crackers, caviar and spoon Thank You for the blessings You've passed I take a nap-- next to my tape deck And drop my straw in the grass And everyone just slows their way to the gold lights Though no one's keeping track of where they go The air is cold and the front door's closed and They've all got the time, so I fan them and they glow
11.
Void (free) 03:20
12.
Tailgate Lover (free) 06:43
Monday evening, headed home from work Wanna rip my boss's face off, 'cause he's such a jerk When, speaking of faces, before my eyes I see Creation's prettiest, halting the world around me Thinking about her in the passenger seat Put my arm around her; tell her that she's so sweet But in reality, my car is rolling down the street And my brake pedal is not being touched by my feet Monday evening, idling down the strip Wondering if she's a waitress; adding up my tip She stops in front a boutique, looking at a new hand bag Gasping at the impact, I deploy my driver's side airbag She's my tailgate lover; she's my only one I'll ask her out to dinner if my insurance pays for the damage done (which it won't) Thinking about her in the passenger seat Put my arm around her; tell her that she's so sweet But in reality, my car is rolling down the street And my brake pedal is not being clutched by my feet In reality
13.
The day that I met you I knew I'd never live another day without you The day that I found you I knew I'd never go another day without finding you That I wouldn't think about you You and I are connected at the heart Like a siamese trip, to the end from the start I'll never love another and we'll never be apart It's true: I'm going to spend this life with you I don't want to upset you I don't want you to be afraid-- I will not let you I want to speak to and treat you with requited kindness And from those who would seek to harm, protect you I'll be beside in all you do My knees get weak and my conscience is interrupted I've a fervent fondness that is stronger More ecstatic than a volcanic eruption My knees get weak and my head is surrounded With flower petals soft as feathers I want all the world to know That this is mine through all time and all weather

about

Recorded between October 2006 and Christmas 2008 at Sirens Like A Hammer Glow, A9 Studio, flay-10 Studio, and Neversky.

Personnel:
andre.W, devil J, Mac Dates, Link Palmer, Paul Spinner, Danielle Duby, Sir Kevin, slushyhut.

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released October 25, 2011

Written by andre.W except 3-w/ Link Palmer; 6-by Paul Spinner; 14-w/ Jesse Gaudette.

Arranged and produced by andre.W.

Recorded, engineered by andre.W w/ devil J and Mac Dates.

Layout/cover graphic by andre.W.
Photos/painting "The Thinker And The Muse" by Misses Commander Lightspeed

All songs published by Candyhammer Music (ASCAP)
c 2009 candyhammer hi-fi
CHHFd1014

Thank you: Sandy Plarfegan, Speaking Volumes, L.Dora, .gas., Nightbirds, harley, Maverick, .spike., Intricatron, Chismo, Chismo Tuu, Chismo Bluu, Batman, E.T., Princess Birdcow, Prince Horsefish, Misses Lightspeed, Pierce at Industry Six, Frank, Betty Machete, Dotty Biscotti, Michael Molino, Jason Routhier, everyone on the DDC roster, everyone on candyhammer, the whole famn damily, Chris, Tim, Adam, Trevor, Rob Raymond's Crazy Carwash, Hil, you, and everyone you tell about us.

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