Mantra

by Death Valley Sweethearts

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All dressed up like salivating dogs

Skinny idols begging in the street
all aglow with supplication
handing out the pamphlets of belief
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mantra

Hungry beggars hunkered in the the street
all in need of adoration
it don't look like faith if it don't bleed
So add some flagellation

mantra /gimme gimme

It's the nearest thing to god that you know
nearest thing to god that you got
(*4)

breathe
speak
pause
repeat

Its slightly out of phase
and the static does my head in

It's the nearest thing to god that you know
nearest thing to god that you got
(*4)

All dressed up like salivating dogs

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released October 13, 2023
Music By Graeme Olsen and Derek Solomon
Words Graeme Olsen
Drums performed by Simon McDowell
Mixed By Nick Abbott
Mastered at Abbey Road Studios

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