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Memphis

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i moved here
when elvis died
and the sex pistols came around
it's gospel town
it's rock-n-roll
and i was born that year

it was black V. white
wrong V. might
& a gay boy took me down
to the other side
where the shadows hide
& i went underground

CHORUS
the filth of the streets
that summer heat
those old smokey bars
in memphis town, you'll never be a star
the grit of the streets
that summer heat
those hard grey concrete bars
in memphis town, they'll tell ya who you are

shots rang out
i ducked and ran
and a stripper pierced my ears
i took lots of drugs
learned to play guitar
& i was re-born that year

yeah i was born
by fathers of love
they showed me another chance
i took the host, their holy ghost
got taps
& learned to dance

BRIDGE
i hit the streets
i learned to bleed
i felt its need
i took no heed
i travelled down
to memphis town
got turned around
began to drown
i travelled down
to memphis town
got turned around
was lost & found

yeah i moved in
the year that elvis died
& the sex pistols came to town
it's a rock-n-roll gospel hell
& you'd never last the ride

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from Memphis, released May 1, 2016

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colleenduran Wexford, Ireland

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A mix-up of postpunk, country-acoustic- indie-reverb'd-distorted-trem-oh-lo'd guitar sounds in a shoegaze universum.

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