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Modern Murder Line

from The Phantom King by Joshua McCormack

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I'm pleased to meet you but I don't need your name
You are my reason for being
I've waited my whole damn life for this fleeting chance
…just to kill a man
I flew my righteous muscles when I can
my fingers tickle the cold will of creation
I am the savior that bares arms
blind beggar of justice
rocket launcher of liberty
your shift eyes see me waiting for you
to pull out that piece
I know it's one of you, or maybe two or three
but I'm Dirty Harry here
and you've never been some mother's child
don't blame society or youth
I don't need the cause or the root
I'm just warming up your grave
and there'll be no roses as I spread your ashes into the sky
I am the reward for the crime

ahh…
that's close enough for me
close enough to see the whites of your eyes
ahh…
as I cross your name from the modern murder line

as the crowd moves… I wet myself again
today they'll know to dub me a hero
drown me in kisses
crown me an armored saint
and if no one makes a move today
I'll be back tomorrow to play my vigilante game
said you'll never be tamed
so I put you down like an animal
I see your fatal mistake
you sit by and watch
as the world dives into the void from a ninth floor window
but I'm scanning the crowd for tell-tale signs
for cats and birds who step out of line
the coins on their eyes change from pennies to dimes
the closer you get to the crime

ahhh…
that's close enough for me
close enough to see the whites of your eyes
ahhh…
as I cross your name from the modern murder line

who's lining up to die today
cause without the mole there would be no mallet
and without the murder there'd be no ballad
no, no, no, no sone at all
until that trigger goes click...

credits

from The Phantom King, released April 3, 2012
Edd Merkel - Drums
Paul Cullen - Bass
Joshua McCormack - All other instruments and vocals

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Joshua McCormack Tucson, Arizona

From the odd acoustic pop of Joshua Mccormack Presents Holiday Girl , to the electronic-tinged rock of The Phantom King , to the collection of sonic oddities on The Dunce Cap, he’s been restless for years.

His recent album Lights Out 4 Baby Grand, shows a more personal side, while The World, Just For You is a collection of cover songs he recorded to survive the dystopian ambivalence of 2020.
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