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Sleepin' Engineer

from Two Thousand Pennies by M Shanghai

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SLEEPIN’ ENGINEER

Hey scarecrow did you see that our train has missed the station?
Check the schedule; ask the porter what has gone awry
Three more stations fly by, all the passengers bury their eyes
In books and drinks and windows until someone finally cries

But the sleepin’ engineer doesn’t hear us
And the sleepin’ engineer doesn’t wake
We fear an early grave in the belly of a speeding train
Home’s warm embrace is fadin’ far, far away

Hey blackbird can you fly any faster; we are passing you
On our trip to nowhere, you’re invited to hitch a ride
The towns all look the same in a blur of flip card glory
There’s a million and one stories flashing right before our eyes

But the sleepin’ engineer doesn’t see this
And the sleepin’ engineer doesn’t wake
We fear an early grave in the belly of a hungry train
Home’s warm embrace is fadin’ far, far away

Hey moth why do you glide so close to burning candlelight?
Some would call your curiosity a suicide
She said, "we all perish any way, we could die on this train
And dancing with this gorgeous flame makes me feel so alive"

But the sleepin’ engineer doesn’t know this
And the sleepin’ engineer doesn’t wake
So we bust down the engine door
To find an open window and a note that reads
I’m off to see the world, you’re on your own
You’re on your own
You’re on your own

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from Two Thousand Pennies, released October 9, 2012
Words & Music by Austin Hughes

© 2012 Austin Hughes Music, ASCAP

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M Shanghai Brooklyn, New York

Since 2002, this Brooklyn collective's roots-based, original songs and joyous performances have created a fiercely loyal word-of-mouth following. They invite you to celebrate the release of their new album, "Bedlam", and to visit them for their monthly first-Saturday performances at The Jalopy Theater www.jalopy.biz ... more

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