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Curtain Call

from The Long Haul by The Wynntown Marshals

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lyrics

Here I sit in this dingy room
Alone with needle, tourniquet and spoon
Just me and a bed and the poppy haze
Here I’ll stay until they take me to the grave

It hasn’t always been the same
The audience used to call my name
You should’ve seen me in my finery
Let me tell you how it used to be

At the curtain call, show time again
I’d take to the stage with my cape and my cane
At the curtain call, show time again

I must have seen and done it all
Played to sell out crowds at the Egyptian Hall
Held the court with high society
Thought this was how they would remember me

I knew every trick in the book
Shared a bill with Maskelyne & Cooke
And every night I’d act out thrilling scenes
But your face it still haunts my dreams

At the curtain call, show time again
I’d take to the stage with my cape and my cane
At the curtain call, show time again

It’s over, it’s over, it’s over now…

And I don’t know how it all went wrong
We’d performed the bullet trick for oh so long
Keller told Houdini it was cursed
Should’ve listened to their cautionary words

The palm, the ditch, the steal went down
My sleight of hand techniques I thought were sound
The load and simulation seemed to go OK
But the misdirection and the switch took you away

At the curtain call, show time again
I’d take to the stage with my cape and my cane
At the curtain call, show time again

Here’s my curtain call, show time again
Never thought I’d pick up this revolver again
Maybe soon I can be with you again

It’s over, it’s over, it’s over now…
It’s over, it’s over, it’s over now…

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from The Long Haul, released July 15, 2013

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The Wynntown Marshals Edinburgh, UK

Formed in Edinburgh in 2007, The Marshals tip their hat to The Jayhawks, Wilco, Drive-By Truckers, Tom Petty, Ryan Adams & Neil Young.

Their sound can loosely be described as ‘country rock' with powerpop hooks, but they love layered guitars, catchy choruses and have an unabashed belief in the power of rock music as a storytelling medium. ... more

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