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The Funeral of the Siren

from The Funeral of the Siren by Joshua McCormack

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perplexed
lady miss shipwreck
finally laid to rest
a native ritual
a parable
a hunter's soft caress
all these maritime vanishings
get pinned on the one
who dared to sing in the sun
teenage boys that fell in her trance
made her lies into a dance
can you feel the words
of the songs you never heard?
at the funeral of the siren
nobody dared to sing

pandemonium possessed
a natural woman's face
an elegant silence
a vulgar modern age
her last known portrait lost
in the maelstrom between
hope and holcaust
onlookers armed
black suits and pride
feign respect
while they laugh inside
bury her mystique
her ashes to the sea
at the funeral of the siren

as the throng trickles on that scene
her death rattle turns melody
madness takes its form
a shudder, then a storm
at the funeral of the siren
miles beyond the screams
two lovers touch their dreams
at the funeral of the siren
nobody dared to sing

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from The Funeral of the Siren, released August 15, 2008
Joshua McCormack - vocals, guitar, bass
Jay Will - drums
Lauren McCormack - glass bottles

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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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