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i was swimmin' in unconsciousness the day that i found God.
He was sittin' on the ocean holdin' a lightning rod.
He concentrated and said, “let there be lightning!”
The Clerks Of Weather overturned Him in committee by decree.

i was studyin’ my surroundings when i chanced on Charles Dar-
win pinned down under a microscope with no one at the ocular
lens. ...just then when i went to look things got blurry.
he tried to tell me how to fix this, but his speech kept on slurring.

i was tryin' to pick a part to play inside the Globe Theater,
but i had Shakespeare drummin' his fingertips on my parking meter.
he said, "who cares? you know the world is but a stage."
i said, “i guess then you wouldn’t mind if it didn’t pay...” and dashed away.

i was searchin' for epiphanies the day that i found Bob
Dylan danglin' from a cherry tree; i let out a gentle sob.
i said, "good god! what has happened to you on this day?"
he said, "the wind has come and blown us all away...
but i ain't never gonna––"

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from Fish Ladder Wallpaper [Solo Acoustic Demos], released November 10, 2014

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