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Bagpipe Boy

from DOG CATCHER by Leftmore

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Track 9 of Dog Catcher by Leftmore

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The nurse is wiping down her sterile section.
The doctors are all planning their vacations.
The chaplain came, even he's been cursing Satan,
while the family waits for an artful explanation.
A lobby mumble goes to Dios Nino.
A sunken stare wonders, "Where did He go?"
An anointed Son who'd probably rather lay low
if it were his and not his father's say-so.
But the grit and grime of public prayer prevail;
the woven-fingered vigil that spares no detail.
As the Life-Support-grown air is growing stale,
a brave bagpipe boy prepares for it to fail.
The nurse and doctors hide their tears in break rooms.
The chaplain's come to hate the book he loves, too.
The family waits for every little breakthrough,
but can't deny the clock and what it's been through.
It's hard to be a better man than Jesus,
to trust his dad in spite of what he teaches.
It's hard to keep myself from being selfish
when all God's rhyme and reason has all left us.
But the grit and grime of public prayer prevail;
the woven-fingered vigil that spares no detail.
As the Life-Support-grown air is growing stale,
a brave bagpipe boy prepares for it to fail.

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from DOG CATCHER, released August 31, 2012
Recorded, Mixed, and Produced by Mikey See at Cosmic Dust Studios.
Mastered by JD Feighner at 1620 Studios.

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Leftmore Denver, Colorado

Leftmore is an indie acoustic rock act from Colorado, started in 2005 by Matthew Shaw and Joe Ziegler. Joe went solo from late in 2009 to early in 2014, one part story-teller, one part emotive melody, and at least one part human. Matt rejoined with Chris Doxtator on drums and Geoff Brent on bass guitar. The lineup now vacillates between the solo, duo, and quartet conditionally based on time-space. ... more

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