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Black Boxcars

from Black Boxcars by Venetic ®

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Throwing double sixes with black dice.

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Why does it feel so empty when I go to bed at night?
Why can’t I mention how things are in my life?
It’s not nice being written out; being sent to Coventry
Left feeling hollow, devoid of your pleasantries
Yeah I get the message; life ain’t no cup of tea
It was your way or the highway, but where does that leave me?

Life’s a crooked thoroughfare, full of twists and turns
The dust is oppressive and the sun’s heat burns
I’m no longer on your schedule, so I can take my time
And I’ll have a lot to ponder as I walk the median line

Yeah I got the message; I’ve been written out
Those ever-lengthening silences don’t leave much room for doubt

What’s the use of boxcars if all the dice are black?
I’m in Hell’s casino and all the odds are stacked
First I lost my pride, then I lost my soul
Then I lost my way; now I’m out in the cold

Yeah I get the message
I’m reading it loud and clear
Staring at that closed drawbridge
Leaving me stuck out here

Why am I so lonely when I used to feel alright?
Why am I stuck on this and wasting so much time?
I’m all burnt out; I’ve been to Hell and back
I’ve felt the tightening screws; the stretching of the rack

And all I hear is that record – what was that all about?
That sanctimonious German; that jumped-up little kraut
Ein Mann mit allen Antworten
Aber leider mit ohne Ahnung
Musikalische Sturm und Drang
Nacht mir die Sintflut – nah jah!

I can’t say I’m happy with how the cards played
How things panned out; it doesn’t make my day
It doesn’t make me joyous, that settling for second best
And watching my life turn into a total wreck

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from Black Boxcars, released March 9, 2015
(c) Wayne Stuart McCallum

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Since 2002, Venetic has independently released 10 albums with more on the way. Healed by the flames of purgatory, he is now back from the undead.

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