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Madeline (Paradise Cracked)

from Live at the Freight & Salvage by Misner & Smith

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Sam Misner & Megan Smith perform their song "Madeline (Paradise Cracked)" at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, CA. Recorded January, 31 2010 © Poor Player Records/Misner & Smith

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Madeline (Paradise Cracked)

Deep in the night, moon’s almost down,
Silence has savagely covered this town.
Lying awake, cold restless thoughts have
Gathered around you and tied you in knots.
Tired and lonesome, lost as a ship
Whose compass is broken, whose sails are all ripped.

Madeline, Madeline
Close your eyes and sleep again.
Ain’t no way forward but you can’t just turn back
After discovering Paradise cracked.

Spent all you money on schemes that went south,
They lived and they died on the edge of your mouth.
Desperately searching, spinning a line
But circumstance curses you most of the time.
Why don’t you change something, shake off the rust
If there ain’t no one here but yourself you can trust.

Madeline, Madeline
Close your eyes and sleep again.
Ain’t no way forward but you can’t just turn back
After discovering Paradise cracked.

Shelves full of wisdom gathering dust,
The words on the pages seem bankrupt and bust.
You’ve read all the poets and written some tunes,
But sought inspiration alone in your room.
Chasing a fatal American dream
As false as a lover a broken heart fiend.

Madeline, Madeline
Close your eyes and sleep again.
Ain’t no way forward but you can’t just turn back
After discovering Paradise cracked.

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from Live at the Freight & Salvage, track released October 10, 2010
All Rights reserved © 2010 Poor Player Records/Misner & Smith

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Northern California-based unclassifiable duo Misner & Smith treasure the unpredictability of their band. Technically precise songwriting mirrored with an improvisatory spirit and soaring harmonies are the hallmark of their sound. On their new album, "All is Song", they turn in their finest work to date, an album of inspired declarations to the power of music and song. ... more

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