Blackout Shame

from Dusk by Reuben Butchart

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lyrics

BLACKOUT SHAME

Come and let them see my shame.

Smoked tobacco fields... blackout
Sniffed a puff of white... blackout shame
Sipped a tanker spill... blackout
Launched a battleship... blackout shame

Come and let them see my shame.

Stole a money clip... blackout
kicked a crippled cat... blackout shame
boxed a red head blue... blackout
slammed a steely door... blackout shame

Trying to find relief
at the end of those days,
days of too much caution
and minding everything I'd say,
I used to take my remedy
before even leaving the house
- reward for good behavior,
to toast a big night out.
At first it worked real fine,
but after time it went sour.
The lush life lost its luster.
My remedy lost all its power.
The lightness of relief
folded into the shade.
I suffered fade to black,
my shoulders heavy with shame.

Sang a taunting dirge.
Tore a vocal chord.
Danced a demon jig.
Scraped a skinny knee.
Touched a lightening rod.
Burned a soggy bed.
Swallowed brother's milk.
Spawned a brush of crabs.

Come and let them see my shame.

©2002 Reuben Butchart

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from Dusk, track released December 31, 2002

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