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Free of It (Under a Dull Moon)

from Playing with the Grotesques by Knees Tartare

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Oh I've thought long and hard about this
And though we have some great memories, there's not a lot I would miss
and if I divorce her
I lose my whole life and my friends
half my money & my property
oh it never ends
no that's not why we're here tonight
and no this is not the start of another fight
and I know it sounds rotten, really the worst
I'll admit it even seemed wrong to me at first
But I've thought about it all, the good and the bad
And if I can justify it to myself I could, and I already have
You know there'll be lots of sympathy for me
A poor widower needs lot of friends you see
I could even probably get brand new wife
oh and did I mention the insurance policy on her life?
Oh things are gonna be
swell from here on out
I wish it was done already
and I had it all right now
I have only natural worry
everything is going just right
Yeah, you see
that's why we're here tonight

And by the way she was acting

I thought perhaps she realized

that as I was sitting there I just

wanted to take my butter knife stab her right between the eyes
But I can keep my cool
It'll be happening soon
just as I planned it
in the light of the moon
and out we go
for a midnight walk
like we did when we were younger
to think & to talk
and the way her skin glowed
by the moon above
I almost couldn't help
But recall our old love
and so I grabbed my gun
and shot what it had become
and those dying eyes rolled around searching for me
and she couldn't move but she cried
and I watched as she died
and to be honest I didn't feel a whole lot more free
But I wasn't sure
what to do with all those memories
No I did not know
what to do with all I knew about her
and the more I thought about the whole damn thing
the more it seem absolutely absurd
no this must just be another one of my fantasies
yes that's plain to see

But then why is my wife's blood on me?

and now this was all seeming like something I would soon regret
but at least they can never take the fantasy lives from your head

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from Playing with the Grotesques, released August 26, 2012

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