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Trial By Song

from Ulysses Dies At Dawn by The Mechanisms

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I’m not a gambling man
I don’t know how to play this hand
I was dealt by force
Thought I could speak easy
But you just bent my words right back on me
Then I broke the law

CHORUS
Now here beneath the rust
The skytrain rattles round
overhead
The raindrops fall through dust
And shatter on the ground
black and dead
I never should have placed my trust in the City
The vulture town that picked me clean

“And all at once, as though answering the call, the vault is filled with music.”

I’m not a lawless man
I always trusted in your plan
I was dumb like that
I chose the straightest path
But all the landmarks moved as I walked past
Now I can’t look back

CHORUS

I’m not a fighting man
I never act on wrath’s command
But I know you do
I’d rather run than stand
You’d rather force my hand than understand
That I’m not like you

CHORUS

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from Ulysses Dies At Dawn, released July 16, 2013

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The Mechanisms: a band of immortal space pirates roaming the universe in the starship Aurora. Some say they’re from a steampunk future, others claim they’re from a cyberpunk past, a few even whisper that they may be from a dieselpunk alternate now. They are all correct. ... more

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