Hundreds of Grim Reapers
On a weekend in August 2006 I wrote and recorded 12 songs in 12 hours, just to see if I could do it. For this song I decided to just set up a single mic and record one take of myself improvising lyrics over a simple repeating guitar part. It’s a fun way to “write” songs; I don’t know why I don’t try to do it more often. (Yes I do: because most of the songs would be terrible.)
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I pressed a hot coal
Into the rocking horse’s eye
I pressed a hot coal
Up against the rocking horse’s eye
I lined up the birds’ nests
Everyone lost their sense of direction
I clapped my hands
Everything went according to my plan
Everything went according to my plan
Everything went according to plan
I walk down the road
Cars pass by
That’s okay
I’d rather they did
If only today
Hundreds of grim reapers
Have lost control
Hundreds of grim reapers
Have lost control
Again