The Old Ball & Chain

from Light Letters by The Usual

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I’ll stay here while you die at home. (I’ll stay here while you play the same song). You cut through my skin like a needle scratching its way into vinyl. Finding the grooves and the etches that make me sing. The filament in your bulb has grown so brittle like our bones.

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from Light Letters, released July 21, 2011

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The Usual Baltimore, Maryland

Matt-Guitar/Vocals
Guyton-Drums/Vocals
Tony-Bass

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