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Artist: John Vanderslice
Canonical path: /john-vanderslice/the-mansion
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The Mansion
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The Mansion
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At dawn i walked across my front lawn
Humming some blodying, nordic rowing song
It was raked and cut and comforting,
To comfort i said so long
I stole my girl from her backyard
We jumped on a train
(anacostia, va)
To greyhound across the united states
We set off in hope of changing our lives
But settled intead in a holiday inn, riverside
I woke up in the morning all alone
I walked down to the lobby and found her on the phone
"david" she said, "i miss you i'm coming home"
I pulled her by the arm, she grabbed me by the throat
I went to the room and threw all her things
Of the 17th floor balcony and set out
We set off in hope of changing our lives
But settled intead in a holiday inn, riverside
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